Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which German-American statistician developed a mechanical tabulator based on punched cards?

  1. Jacquard

  2. Charles Babbage

  3. Herman Hollerith

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Herman Hollerith, a German-American statistician, developed the mechanical tabulator for the 1890 U.S. Census. His invention used punched cards to process data dramatically faster than manual counting, reducing the census processing time from years to weeks. This later evolved into IBM.

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