Punch cards have been used to control the operation of machinery from the early nineteenth century, when the Frenchman Joseph Marie Jacquard patented an attachment to a loom in which a series of ...

Take inspiration from one of this year's most popular textiles. Brittany Ambridge From fashion to home decor, Jacquard fabrics are everywhere in 2024. But what actually is Jacquard? You might be ...

The origin story of software takes us back past punch card computers and Babbage’s Difference Engine to a French weaver called Joseph Marie Jacquard. Jacquard created a way to automate mechanical ...