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Richard Arkwright

engineer

Richard Arkwright

textile entrepreneur; developer of the spinning frame (known as the water frame)

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About Richard Arkwright

Sir Richard Arkwright was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution. He is credited as the driving force behind the development of the spinning frame, known as the water frame after it was adapted to use water power; and he patented a rotary carding engine to convert raw cotton to 'cotton lap' prior to spinning. He was the first to develop factories housing both mechanised carding and spinning operations.

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Joseph Wright of Derby via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Occupation

engineer, entrepreneur, inventor

Position held

High Sheriff of Derbyshire

Citizenship

Kingdom of Great Britain

Born

December 23, 1732, 1732

Died

August 3, 1792

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