Computer History Museum

Improvements in the methods of and apparatus for compiling statistics: complete specification

The original patent specification, and thus the first printed account, of the Hollerith electric tabulating machine. Contains 7 pages of patent application and 3 fold-out diagrams of proposed machine.

Item Details

Date
1889 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
B332.85
Organization
Darling and Son, Ltd (Publisher)
People
Herman Hollerith (Author)
Category
Book
Credit line
The Gwen Bell Early Book Collection of Algorithms, Tables, and History of Calculations
Extent
7, [3] p.
Place of publication
Europe/England/London
Language
English
Dimension
8w x 3/8h x 11 1/4l (in)
20.32w x 0.95h x 28.58l (cm)
Acquisition number
X7090.2014
Archive collection
Guide to the Gwen Bell artifact and book collection
Archive hierarchy
Algorithms, tables, and history of calculation books