Before the age of computers, anything that involved research, data, numbers, or filing, had to be done the old fashioned way: Pen, paper, patience, and a bit of elbow grease.
So the next time you get annoyed that your internet is cutting out, just remember. Things used to take a lot longer.
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At the library in the 1970s.
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Assembled by hand. 1930s-1940s.
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At NASA's Glenn Research Center in 1973.
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In 62,500 punched cards, USA, 1955.
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Calculating mortality rates, 1940.
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Computer Scientist and Mathematician at NASA Glenn Research Center, 1955.
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Doing research vital to their investigation on Watergate, 1972-1973.
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Quick and easy, 1970s.
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Doing their calculations.
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At the National Bureau of Standards in 1948.
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With their board of calculations. 1960's.
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Processing data using an early computer in 1939.
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From the 1908 Census Bureau.
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Used for data storage on early model desktop computer, 1970s.
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Working in the file room at CBS, 1965.
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Sitting around a 'lazy Susan' information and reference file at the phone center. May 6, 1979.
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Card catalog area, 1971.
