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Joseph Marie Charles dit (called or nicknamed) Jacquard (French:; 7 July 1752 – 7 August 1834) was a French weaver and merchant.
Joseph-Marie Jacquard (born July 7, 1752, Lyon, France—died August 7, 1834, Oullins) was a French inventor of the Jacquard loom, which served as the impetus for the technological revolution of the textile industry and is the basis of the modern automatic loom.
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Most people probably don’t think of weaving looms as a forerunner of computers. But thanks to French silk weaver Joseph Marie Jacquard, enhancements to automated weaving helped lead to the invention of computer punch cards and the advent of data processing.
Joseph Marie Charles dit Jacquard, né le 7 juillet 1752 à Lyon et mort le 7 août 1834 à Oullins, est un inventeur français, à qui l'on doit le métier à tisser mécanique programmable dit métier Jacquard.
- 7 juillet 1752Lyon, LyonnaisRoyaume de France
- Cimetière d'Oullins (d)
- Joseph Marie Charles Jacquard
The resulting ensemble of the loom and Jacquard machine is then called a Jacquard loom. The machine was patented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804, based on earlier inventions by the Frenchmen Basile Bouchon (1725), Jean Baptiste Falcon (1728), and Jacques Vaucanson (1740).
Joseph-Marie Jacquard (born July 7, 1752, Lyon, France—died August 7, 1834, Oullins) was a French inventor of the Jacquard loom, which served as the impetus for the technological revolution of the textile industry and is the basis of the modern automatic loom.
Mar 25, 2024 · Learn about the life and achievements of Joseph Marie Jacquard, a French silk weaver who created the automated programmable loom with punch cards in 1801. Discover how his invention transformed the textile industry, influenced modern computing, and secured France's textile supremacy in the 19th century.
