Punched-Card Systems and the Early Information Explosion, 1880–1945.
Title:
Punched-Card Systems and the Early Information Explosion, 1880–1945.
Author:
Heide, Lars.
ISBN:
9780801898723
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (376 pages)
Series:
Studies in Industry and Society
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Punched Cards and the 1890 United States Census -- 2 New Users, New Machines -- 3 U.S. Challengers to Hollerith -- 4 The Rise of International Business Machines -- 5 Decline of Punched Cards for European Census Processing -- 6 Punched Cards for General Statistics in Europe -- 7 Different Roads to European Punched-Card Bookkeeping -- 8 Keeping Tabs on Society with Punched Cards -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Financial Information: Tables and Figures -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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