Hollerith

Scientific  

/ hŏl′ə-rĭth′ /

1. American inventor who in 1880 created a system of recording and retrieving information on punched cards, an important step in the development of modern computer science. In 1896 he founded his own company, and later merged with two others to form the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in 1924.

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Example Sentences

“The windows became barriers for people to feel fully welcome here,” the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dean of the cathedral, told the New York Times in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times

“It is absolutely incredible, and there are only 12 of them in the world,” the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, the cathedral’s dean, or chief cleric, said in a telephone interview.

From Washington Times

But the Lee and Jackson windows “were telling a story that was not a true story,” according to the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dean of the cathedral.

From Washington Times

Hollerith said the cathedral, which has completed about $24 million in earthquake-related repairs to date, has avoided siphoning off capital funding from its continuing operations.

From Washington Post

The queen herself had visited the cathedral four times during her life, the Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith said in his remarks to the congregation.

From New York Times