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Chemical and Engineering News magazine

Chemical and Engineering News featured the use of UNIVAC I to process data from the
1954 Economic Census in its January 30, 1956 issue.

This January 30, 1956, Chemical and Engineering News magazine features a cover story on the newly released 1954 Census of Manufactures data. This was the first census that used the UNIVAC I computer for processing all of its data. The article hails the 1954 count as "the most elaborate industry census ever taken."

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