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Biographies [F.C. Williams; J. Vaucanson; J.M. Jacquard]

2007; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 29; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/mahc.2007.4407450

1934-1547

David P. Anderson, Janet Delve,

History of Computing Technologies

This biographical piece examines the life and work of the inventive researcher, memory maker, and electrical engineer par excellence, Frederic C. Williams and Jacques Vaucanson, who made a significant contribution to the development of the textile industry in the 18th century. Recent research by a local Lyons historian has unearthed Jacquard's true identity as Joseph Marie Charles, together with a welter of new information about this mysterious but influential figure who developed punched-card looms.