A Career That Counts; Herman Hollerith: Punching Holes in the Process.

Johnson, Art

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ607107

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-1072-0839

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

A Career That Counts; Herman Hollerith: Punching Holes in the Process.

Johnson, Art

Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v5 n9 p584-89 May 2000

Discusses ways of counting the population, then and now, thanks to Herman Hollerith, who developed the Hollerith tabulating system using punch cards, punch machines, and tabulating machines. (ASK)

Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Processing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Population Distribution

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

Education Level: N/A

Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A