Richard Arkwright, 18th Century British
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Richard Arkwright, 18th Century British
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Richard Arkwright, 18th century British industrialist and inventor, (1836). Arkwright (1732-1792) was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means of mechanical spinning using rollers. The invention of the spinning machine revolutionised the production of yarn and led to rapid mechanisation of textile manufacturing throughout Britain. It also made Arkwright a very wealthy man. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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January 28th, 2021
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