Joseph Marie Jacquard was a genius [1]. Google should not use his name and implicitly appropriate his invention without proper acknowledgement. It bothers me th

Joseph Marie Jacquard was a genius [1]. Google should not use his name and implicitly appropriate his invention without proper acknowledgement. It bothers me that Google hijacked Jacquard's name for their own project, especially with such emphasis on looming. With decency, they could at a minimum have acknowledged his creations, influence, and inspiration. Their about page [2] does not acknowledge Jacquard's existence. Even worse, Google has trademarked the name "Jacquard", to appropriate that name in relation to tech-infused weaving [3]. Contrast with the Pascal programming language -- Blaise Pascal was honored explicitly when this language was named after him; the creator, Niklaus Wirth, never dreamed of using this name without explicit tribute, since the naming was intended as a tribute. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Marie_Jacquard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Marie_Jacquard [2] https://atap.google.com/jacquard/about/ https://atap.google.com/jacquard/about/ [3] https://www.trademarkia.com/jacquard-86643715.html https://www.trademarkia.com/jacquard-86643715.html