Concept:Herman Hollerith is credited with inventing the punch card as a data-processing medium.
Explanation:The idea came to Herman Hollerith after he watched a train conductor punching tickets.
He designed a punch card system where holes represented information.
These cards were read by a tabulating machine.
His method was first used to process the
1890 U.S. Census.
Later this punched-card system became a foundation of early computers.
Although earlier punched cards were used in weaving looms, Hollerith developed the modern punch card for automatic data processing.
Therefore, among the given options, the scientist associated with the invention of the punch card is Herman Hollerith.
Answer:B. Herman Hollerith