Hollerith Electronic Computer

Hollerith Electronic Computer (HEC)
Hollerith Electronic Computer 1 at the National Museum of Computing
DeveloperAndrew Booth
ManufacturerBritish Tabulating Machine Company (BTM)
Release date1951; 73 years ago (1951)
Dimensions1.5 m high by 3m wide by 0.5m deep

The Hollerith Electronic Computer (HEC) was produced by the British Tabulating Machine Company (BTM) and was based on a design by Professor Andrew Booth of Birkbeck College, London.[1] It was Britain's first mass-produced business computer. The prototype first worked at the end of 1951.[1]