It was not, sadly, Jacquard who invented the loom that bears his name; Jacquard found one after the inventor died, made some improvements, and a lot of fabric.
The true inventor's name, Jacques de Vaucanson, is rarely mentioned. He also invented rubber tubing, and the chain drive, and the essential precision machine tools still used in every machine shop, and lately in CNC machines. Important stuff. He invented the rubber tube to use in a mechanical duck that would eat, drink, and crap. His inventions form the core of the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers, Museum of Arts and Trades, in Paris, not to be missed.
The true inventor's name, Jacques de Vaucanson, is rarely mentioned. He also invented rubber tubing, and the chain drive, and the essential precision machine tools still used in every machine shop, and lately in CNC machines. Important stuff. He invented the rubber tube to use in a mechanical duck that would eat, drink, and crap. His inventions form the core of the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers, Museum of Arts and Trades, in Paris, not to be missed.