Herman Hollerith Birthday

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Herman Hollerith was born on 29 February, 1860

American inventor known for developing and patenting a punched card calculator (Art of Compiling Statistics). His invention marked the beginning of semiautomatic data processing. Hollerith founded Tabulating Machine Company which consolidated with three other firms to form Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company that was later renamed to IBM.