Waterproof fabric and Babbage’s Analytical Engine: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Waterproof fabric — is material for — Raincoat. Rubberized fabric.
2. Step 2. Raincoat — is a kind of — Clothing. Clothing.
3. Step 3. Clothing — is made of — Textile. Clothes are sewn from fabric.
4. Step 4. Textile — uses — Loom. Cloth is woven on a loom.
5. Step 5. Loom — includes — Jacquard loom. A loom with punched cards.
6. Step 6. Jacquard loom — inspired — Babbage’s Analytical Engine. Babbage borrowed Jacquard’s punched cards directly for entering operations and data; Ada Lovelace compared the machine to the Jacquard loom.

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