Joseph-Marie Jacquard

By Linda YangPeriod 6

Born on July 7th, 1752, Lyon, France Died in 1834, Oullins, France Was the son of a master weaver Worked in the textile factories in

France Aka Joseph Marie Charles

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Basics about Joseph-Marie Jacquard’s life

When he was ten, he worked as a draw boy

When his father died, he inherited two looms

Childhood

He didn’t prosper in the looming business then had to become a Lime burner, which is a person who makes lime by heating up limestone and shells.

His wife helped supported by weaving straws together for money

Lime Stone

Joseph-Marie Jacquard’s Past Jobs

Being a Lime Burner Being a lime burner wasn’t

safe, nor healthy for people

It required a person to watch over chalks or oyster shells until they gave off toxic carbon monoxide, which can cause dizziness, mental confusion, severe headaches, nausea, and fainting if inhaled too much

Jacquard’s Loom

Jacquard was a silk weaver and inventor

Invented the 1st programmable device which is a loom

It used punch cards to help operate it

Punch cards would go into loom and find the pattern to make textiles

Invented in 1801

Loom and textiles:

Making punch cards for the loom

A man operating the loom with punch cards ready

The loom made it easier for mass production

Faster and more mass production= cheaper

Then most everybody can afford a textiles

Significance

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