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There's a great segment in the documentary series Connections that discusses the Hollerith Machine: https://youtu.be/_mT_futz23s?t=2m37s

> I don't understand how exactly he shaped America? From the link: "Thoreau’s love of nature and his advocacy of a simple life have had a large influence on modern conservation and…

Here's a tweet including a screen capture that was widely cited two days ago: https://twitter.com/yurivictor/status/473978204852453376

I just learned of it in a comment on the discussion of Cringely's article on peering - more context here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7774936