dec 1, 1890 - 1890: Herman Hollerith
Description:
Herman Hollerith designs a punch-card system to help calculate the 1890 U.S. Census. The machine, saves the government several years of calculations, and the U.S. taxpayer approximately $5 million, according to Columbia University Hollerith later establishes a company that will eventually become International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 1, 1890
Now
~ 134 years ago