Richard Arkwright
Sir Richard Arkwright (1732 - 1792) 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.
Arkwright's achievement was to combine power, machinery, semi-skilled labour and the new raw material of cotton to create mass-produced yarn. His organisational skills earned him the accolade "father of the modern industrial factory system," notably through the methods developed in his mill at Cromford, Derbyshire. …more
Arkwright's achievement was to combine power, machinery, semi-skilled labour and the new raw material of cotton to create mass-produced yarn. His organisational skills earned him the accolade "father of the modern industrial factory system," notably through the methods developed in his mill at Cromford, Derbyshire. …more
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At Home: A Short History of Private Life
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2010
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The Scottish Nation: A History, 1700 - 2000
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1999
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The English House: The Story of a Nation at Home
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2008
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Who Stole the Secret to the Industrial Revolution?: The Real Story behind Richard Arkwright and the Water Frame
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Peter Nightingale, Richard Arkwright, and the Derwent Valley Cotton Mills, 1771 - 1818
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2014
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Richard Arkwright and Cotton Spinning
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