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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of the following devices was created in 1801?
A
The abacus
B
Pascaline
C
Stepped Reckoner
D
Jaquard’s Loom
Explanation: 

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. The mechanism involved the use of thousands of punch cards laced together. Each row of punched holes corresponded to a row of a textile pattern.

Detailed explanation-2: -The programmable mechanical loom invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard was first demonstrated in 1801 at the industrial exhibition in Paris. It was able to simplify the process of manufacturing textiles with complex patterns such as brocade, damask and matelasse.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1801 French weaver and inventor Joseph Marie Jacquard debuted a “programmable” automated loom* at an industrial exhibition in Paris. What became known as the Jacquard loom was actually an attachment controlled by a chain of punch cards, in which one complete card dictated one row of a pattern.

Detailed explanation-4: -A revolutionary invention When Joseph-Marie Jacquard, a French weaver and merchant, patented his invention in 1804, he revolutionised how patterned cloth could be woven.

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