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About John Wyatt
John Wyatt, an English inventor, was born near Lichfield and was related to Sarah Ford, Doctor Johnson's mother. A carpenter by trade he began work in Birmingham on the development of a spinning machine. In 1733 he was working in the mill at New Forge (Powells) Pool, Sutton Coldfield attempting to spin the first cotton thread ever spun by mechanical means.
Everything about John Wyatt →- Occupation
- engineer
- Born
- April 1700
- Died
- November 29, 1766