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Silk flowers that changed IT: how fabric patterns created the punch card
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In 1804, Joseph Marie Jacquard invented punch cards for automating weaving looms. This technology, designed for embroidering complex patterns on silk, later became the foundation for data processing at IBM and initiated the digital era.
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- 1804
- Joseph Marie Jacquard
- punch cards
- weaving loom automation
- foundation for data processing at IBM
Joseph Marie Jacquard · IBM · Unicorn Nest · Victor Zakarchenko
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