Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a weaving machine?

A Pascal
B Hollerith
C Babbage
D Jacquard
E None of the above

Correct Answer: Jacquard

The Jacquard machine is a device fitted to a power loom that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with such complex patterns as brocade, damask and matelasse. The loom was controlled by a "chain of cards"; a number of punched cards laced together into a continuous sequence.
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