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Jacquard, Joseph Marie

Jacquard, juh KAHRD or zha KAR, Joseph Marie (1752-1834), perfected the automatic pattern loom. Jacquard looms could weave cloth with intricate patterns as easily as older looms made plain cloth. Jacquard was born in Lyon, France, the son of a weaver. In 1800, he saw an English journal that offered a prize for a simple pattern loom. He resolved to invent one for France. His first try won a medal at an industrial exhibition in 1801, and he was taken to the Paris Conservatoire des Arts et… More »

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Asphalt, AS fawlt, is a black cementlike substance that is found in most crude petroleum. It has hundreds of uses. It is used to pave streets,… More>>
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Goethals, GOH thuhlz, George Washington (1858-1928), an American civil engineer and Army officer, directed the completion of the Panama Canal. In… More>>
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