Colorful 1889 First Computer Patent is a piece of digital artwork by Nikki Marie Smith which was uploaded on September 22nd, 2017.
Colorful 1889 First Computer Patent
This artwork series is based upon vintage US patent drawings of ingenious and notable inventions, in this case, an 1889 patent by American... more
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Colorful 1889 First Computer Patent
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Nikki Marie Smith
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Digital Art
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This artwork series is based upon vintage US patent drawings of ingenious and notable inventions, in this case, an 1889 patent by American statistician Herman Hollerith, the father of modern machine data processing. His Electric Tabulating System was designed to use punched cards to quickly tabulate statistics from millions of pieces of data, reducing the time required to tabulate the U.S. Census data from eight years to only one year. The concept of encoding data by the locations of holes in a punched card as described in Hollerith's "Art of Compiling Statistics" patent continued to dominate the computing landscape for nearly a century. Herman Hollerith founded the Tabulating Machine Company, which later merged to form the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM.)
It would be another fifty years before John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry invented the first electronic computer in 1939, dubbed the ABC System. Hollerith's punch cards, later adapted to encode computer programs, continued in use for almost a century. This is a facinating piece of artwork with historical significance for anyone interested in computers or technology. (This patent artwork also available in a variety of styles.)
You can see more of Nikki Smith's artwork on her website, http://BookSmithStudio.com or purchase fine art prints at http://nikkimarie-smith.artistwebsites.com
Copyright 2017 by Nikki Smith of BookSmithStudio.com; All Rights Reserved. Responsible social sharing of web-sized image with credit and a link appreciated.
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