and now a mechanical display inspired by the Jacquard loom. [Chris] calls his creation the PixelWeaver, and the name isn’t far from the truth; it’s a 32-hook Jacquard style punch card reader ...

Blaise Pascal builds a mechanical calculator in 1642. It has the capacity for eight digits, but has trouble carrying and its gears tend to jam. Joseph-Marie Jacquard invents an automatic loom ...