Airship ballonet air bag and jacquard loom: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Airship ballonet air bag — is part of — Blimp. An internal air bag that regulates pressure and altitude.
2. Step 2. Blimp — is a kind of — Airship. An airship.
3. Step 3. Airship — evolved from — Hot air balloon. A steerable balloon.
4. Step 4. Hot air balloon — is made of — Paper. It was lined with paper on the inside.
5. Step 5. Paper — is material for — Bouchon’s loom. The program is a perforated paper tape.
6. Step 6. Bouchon’s loom — evolved into — Jacquard loom. Jacquard combined and refined the ideas of Bouchon, Falcon and Vaucanson.

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