Named after its French inventor, Joseph Marie Jacquard, the jacquard loom was one of the most impactful inventions in history. It essentially automated the more efficient production of sturdy ...

Some say that the intricacy of jacquard looms led to the invention of early computers, so that definitely feels like a full circle moment," Smith says.

It's named after Joseph Marie Jacquard, the French inventor who, back in 1804, produced a loom that could create intricate ...

Jacquard looms automated the weaving of complex textiles such as brocade, matelasse and damask, allowing patterns that were ...

An automated loom that transformed the 19th century textile industry and became the inspiration for future data processing machines. Developed by the French silk-weaver, Joseph-Marie Jacquard ...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osCPWMyJOj8&w=470] The Jacquard loom, invented in the early 1800s, used punched cards to manufacture relatively complex ...

The abacus, a simple counting aid, may have been invented in Babylonia (now ... Joseph-Marie Jacquard invents an automatic loom controlled by punch cards. Charles Babbage conceives of a ...

In addition, Textiles has coverlets, shawls, and fabric samples woven with such looms. The Englishman Charles Babbage greatly admired Jacquard’s invention. He suggested that punch cards might be used ...