Herman Hollerith developed electric tabulating machines to be used in compiling, aggregating, and totaling data itemsfor the 1890 United States census. Hollerith's innovative genius and success with the electric tabulation of complex data laid the foundation for the computer industry and contributed to the development of management information systems.
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