Jacquard Loom
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A Jacquard Loom is a loom that could solve a Looming Task.
- Context:
- It was invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard ~1801 to weave fabrics with inlaid patterns specified by a Machine Program based on punched cards.
- It is an early example of how Computer Capital can substitute for workers in carrying out a Repetitive Task.
- It could support sophisticated programs - one with 10,000 cards could weave a black and white silk portrait of Jacquard.
- It was an inspiration for:
- Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine.
- Herman Hollerith’s punch card reader, used to process the 1910 United States Census.
- See: Computer, Power Loom.
References
2011
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_loom
- The Jacquard loom is a mechanical loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801, that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with complex patterns such as brocade, damask, and matelasse. The loom is controlled by punched cards with punched holes, each row of which corresponds to one row of the design. Multiple rows of holes are punched on each card and the many cards that compose the design of the textile are strung together in order. It is based on earlier inventions by the Frenchmen Basile Bouchon (1725), Jean Baptiste Falcon (1728) and Jacques Vaucanson (1740).