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This is What High-Powered Computing Looked Like in 1924: Crowdsourcing Before it Existed

November 24, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Bonus Bureau, Computing Division. Many clerks figure the amount of the bonus each veteran is entitled to."
Take a look back in time to 1924 and discover the crowdsourcing of high-powered computing operations before it even had a name. Learn the story of the Bonus Bureau Computing Division and their incredible work.
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This is what a high-powered computing operation looked like in 1924. This was crowdsourcing before it existed.

November 24, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Bonus Bureau, Computing Division. Many clerks figure the amount of the bonus each veteran is entitled to."
November 24, 1924. Washington, D.C. “Bonus Bureau, Computing Division. Many clerks figure the amount of the bonus each veteran is entitled to.”

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