What major event did Hollerith's tabulating machine assist?
World War I
The 1890 U.S. Census
The Great Exhibition
California Gold Rush
Answer
In 1890, the United States Census Bureau grappled with the daunting task of processing an unprecedented amount of data collected from the national census. Herman Hollerith's innovative tabulating machine came to the rescue, revolutionizing the data processing landscape.
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