"Just submitted my patent for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics.' Pretty sure this will sweep the nation faster than my last dinner party! #DataIsTheNewGold #NotJustForCountingSheep" - Herman Hollerith
Jun 08, 1887 - Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
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