Joseph Marie Jacquard was a straw hat maker before becoming a French silk weaver and inventor, who improved on the original punched card design of Jacques de Vaucanson's loom of 1745, to invent the Jacquard loom mechanism in 1804-1805. Jacquard's loom mechanism is controlled by recorded patterns of holes in a string of cards, and allows, what is now known as, the Jacquard weaving of intricate patterns. Jacquard died at Oullins (Rhóne), 7 August 1834. Wikipedia
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Joseph Marie Jacquard was born on July 7, 1752 in Lyon, France. His parents had a small weaving business and, as was done often at that time, they put the young Jacquard from the tender age of ten to work in their business. His job was that of a draw-bo wvegter.hivemind.net/abacus/CyberHeroes/Jacquard.htm
In 1801, Joseph Marie Jacquard , a s ilk-weaver, invented an improved textile loom. The Jacquard loom was the first machine to use punched card. These punched cards controlled the weaving, enabling an ordinary workman to produce the most beautiful patte www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/jacquard.htm
Joseph Jacquard , the son of a silk weaver , was born in Lyon in 1752. He inherited his father's small weaving business but trade was bad and eventually went bankrupt. In 1790 he was given the task of restoring a loom made by Jacques de Vaucasan. Altho www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SCjacquard.htm