Science & Tech ‘Turning information into something physical’ Photo illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Anna Lamb Harvard Staff Writer August 11, 2025 4 min read Houghton exhibit looks at how punched cards — invented 300 years ago to streamline weaving — led to modern computing The punched card, a paper instrument invented 300 years ago to automate looms, helped create a technology that most of us today can’t live without: computers. A new Houghton Library exhibition — “Th...
