The Powers Accounting Machine was an information processing device developed in the early 20th Century for the U.S. Census Bureau. It was then produced and marketed by the Powers Accounting Machine Company an information technology company founded by the machine's developer. The company thrived in the early 20th century as a producer of tabulating machines. It was a predecessor to the current Unisys corporation.
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