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 ...

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.

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 ...

the answer lies in a dual-layer composite fabric inspired by Han dynasty (206BC-AD220) jacquard looms – a silk-weaving technique dating back to 200BC.

It's named after Joseph Marie Jacquard, the French inventor who, back in 1804, produced a loom that could create intricate designs with ease. Originally used for fancy fabrics like brocade and ...

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 ...

Archaeologists trace jacquard’s origins to Shang dynasty (1600-1046BC) looms, on which artisans wove geometric patterns using manual “multi-heddle” systems. By the Han era, these had evolved ...