Joseph Marie Jacquard
See also: Jacquard
Joseph Marie Jacquard (Lyon, 1752 - Oullins, 1834) is in particular known to be the inventor of the weaving loom semi-automatic.
Mechanic, it developed, in 1801, the Weaving loom Jacquard, known as Jacquard loom. In the continuity of work of Vaucanson, it had equipped this one with a mechanism selecting wire of chain using a Programme registers on perforated cards. It became thus possible for only one workman to handle the weaving loom, instead of several before.
The implementation of its invention, in particular in the weaving of the Silk to Lyon at the beginning of the XIXe century, constituted the first steps of a Industrial revolution which benefitted much the city, but which caused also a difficult Restructuration social which will be expressed by the Révolte of the Silk workers in 1831. The Jacquard loom was an international success and some are still used nowadays.
In 1840 was inaugurated, place Sathonay in Lyon, a statue in its honor. Moved since place of Cross-Russet-red, it honors the " benefactor of the workmen lyonnais".
The first to be made use of the perforated cards was Basile Bouchon in 1725.
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