Punch cards have been used to control the operation of machinery from the early nineteenth century, when the Frenchman Joseph ... to Jacquard-style loom attachments. These include designs for fabrics ...

Developed by the French silk-weaver, Joseph-Marie Jacquard (1752-1834 ... who developed the first commercial punch card equipment. See Hollerith machine and punch card. THIS DEFINITION IS ...

Punch cards have been used to control the operation of machinery from the early nineteenth century, when the Frenchman Joseph ... to Jacquard-style loom attachments. These include designs for fabrics ...