Jacquard Loom (1 janv. 1804 – 1 janv. 1805)

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Even though this machine may not be a computer or even related to mathematics, its creation heavily impacted the creation of computer and the way that they were made over time. The Jacquard loom was a textile weaving loom and it was often referred to as the first information processing device. Once receiving a card punched with holes, the operator of the machine could control the motion of the rods and therefore alter the pattern of the weave. The loom was also equipped with a card-reading device that acted as an automated system.