Hollerith was American-born to German immigrants. The census in question was also the 1890 US census.
It’s a cool story. With the rise in population, the 1890 census was not predicted to be completed before they had to start the 1900 census. With Hollerith’s machine, it was instead done in record time.
The German one?
Hollerith was American-born to German immigrants. The census in question was also the 1890 US census.
It’s a cool story. With the rise in population, the 1890 census was not predicted to be completed before they had to start the 1900 census. With Hollerith’s machine, it was instead done in record time.