hollerith machine

hollerith machine
\\ˈhälərə̇th-\ noun also hollerith (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized H
Etymology: after Herman Hollerith, 19th century inventor
: a machine for tabulating and sorting punched cards and tabulating data from them

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  • Hollerith — Hollerith,   Hermann, amerikanischer Bergbauingenieur und Erfinder, *Buffalo 29. 2. 1860, †Washington D. C. 17. 11. 1929; der Sohn deutscher Einwanderer entwickelte für das Amt für Volkszählung der USA, an dem er zeitweilig angestellt war, eine… …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • Hollerith, Herman — born Feb. 29, 1860, Buffalo, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 17, 1929, Washington, D.C. U.S. inventor. He attended Columbia University s School of Mines and later assisted in the 1880 U.S. census. By the time of the 1890 census, he had invented machines to… …   Universalium

  • Hollerith, Herman — (29 feb. 1860, Buffalo, N.Y., EE.UU.–17 nov. 1929, Washington, D.C.). Inventor estadounidense. Asistió a la Escuela de minas de la Universidad de Columbia y posteriormente fue asistente en el censo de EE.UU. de 1880. Para el censo de 1890, había… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • Herman Hollerith — (* 29. Februar 1860 in Buffalo, New York; † 17. November 1929 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US amerikanischer Unternehmer und Ingenieur. Er ist Erfinder des nach ihm benannten Hollerith …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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