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November 26th, 2008
Question: Herman Hollerith organized the Tabulating Machine Corporation which grew into IBM. His punched cards were first used by which government agency?
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Census Bureau
- Internal Revenue Service
- Department of Defense
Answer: Census Bureau
Use of punched cards cut the time required for the 1890 census to one-third that of the previous one.
Entry Filed under: Trivia