Jacquard’s Loom
The Jacquard system was developed in France in 1804-05 by Joseph-Marie Jacquard, improving on the original punched-card design of Jacques de Vaucanson's loom of 1745.
This Loom was the first to use a Punch Card.
Later the same Punch Card technology was used for Computer Programming.
The punched cards controlled the actions of the loom, allowing automatic production of intricate woven patterns.
The punched-card idea was adopted later by Charles Babbage about 1830 to control his Analytical Engine, and later by Herman Hollerith for tabulating the 1890 USA census.
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