For those who aren't already familiar, James Burke in Connections has a great summary/rundown of this technological progression from Jacquard loom to census tabulator to computer punchcard, starting around the 36 minute mark here (though the whole video is worth watching).
https://youtu.be/z6yL0_sDnX0?si=NtyyybZSGCKmktdG&t=2150