Download or read book Herman Hollerith written by Geoffrey D. Austrian and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-06 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Herman Hollerith: Forgotten Giant of Information Processing" by Geoffrey D. Austrian is a thoroughly enjoyable and well-written biography of this quintessential pioneer in the data processing field. Austrian does a fine job of developing Hollerith's character as well as telling the story of his accomplishments, while masterfully blending in the history of the computer industry (up until 1982). A definitive, well-documented biography, sure to please both the casual reader as well as the avid history buff.