COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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Joseph Marie Jacquard
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Charles Babbage
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Blaise Pascal
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John Napier
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Jacquard mechanism, invented by Frenchman Joseph Marie Jacquard and first demonstrated in 1801, simplified the way in which complex textiles such as damask were woven.
Detailed explanation-2: -Portrait of Jacquard inventor Joseph-Marie Jacquard. The original image was woven in silk on a Jacquard loom. Science Museum Group Collection More information. The original image was woven in silk on a Jacquard loom.
Detailed explanation-3: -Innovator of the loom that bears his name, Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) developed the first loom to weave designs into cloth. It was also recognized as the first machine to employ the punch-card technology, that would eventually program the computer of the mid-twentieth century.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jacquard’s loom used interchangeable punch cards that controlled the weaving of the cloth so that any desired pattern could be obtained automatically.