Early computer science applied to weaving in silk A Friends of the Adelaide University Library Discovery Event
For the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle world fair, bookseller and publisher A. Roux of Lyon, entered his award winning Livre de Prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVI siecle. This is no ordinary book - it was fabricated from silk threads woven on a Jacquard Loom. The Jacquard Loom, patented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804, used the concept of punched cards to control the weaving operation. Considered an important step in the history of computing, it is known to have inspired Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.
Event detailsWhen: Monday 5 August 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, tea and coffee from 11:45 pm Where:Writing Studio, Barr Smith Library Level 2 Cost: $15 per person (incl GST). Students free. Proceeds support the Library. Bookings:Get tickets