HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTING DEVICES 2 (PRE COMPUTER AGE TO 19TH CENTURY) JACQUARD’S LOOM (FEATURES, COMPONENT AND USES) The Jacquard loom is a mechanical loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801. This loom simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with complex patterns such as brocade, damask and matelassé. The loom is controlled by punched […]
