Jacques de Vaucanson
French inventor
Died when: 73 years 270 days (884 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Jacques de Vaucanson (French: [jak d? voc?~s?~]; February 24, 1709 – November 21, 1782) was a French inventor and artist who built the first all-metal lathe which was very important to the Industrial Revolution.
The lathe is known as the mother of machine tools, as it was the first machine tool that led to the invention of other machine tools.
He was responsible for the creation of impressive and innovative automata. He also was the first person to design an automatic loom.
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