#MaryJackson #punchcards #textiles #knitting #knittingandcomputers
fascinating thread, click link:
https://asimov-science-network.tumblr.com/…/brooklynboobala…
Here’s Mary Jackson (c.late 1950s) at a computer. If you look closely in the yellow box, you’ll see a stack of blank punch cards that she will use to store her calculations… https://octodon.social/media/uiJXsq7BPzhuIqoavAI