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Sir Richard Arkwright (23 December 1732 – 3 August 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.
Richard Arkwright, who patented the technology in 1769, [1] designed a model for the production of cotton thread, which was first used in 1765. [2] [3] The Arkwright water frame was able to spin 96 threads at a time, which was an easier and faster method than ever before. [4]
Richard Arkwright employed John Kay to produce a new spinning machine that Kay had worked on with (or possibly stolen from) another inventor named Thomas Highs. [2] With the help of other local craftsmen, including Peter Atherton, the team developed the spinning frame, which produced a stronger thread than the spinning jenny invented by James Hargreaves. [3]
Arkwright's Cromford Mill. Richard Arkwright first spinning mill, Cromford Mill, Derbyshire, was built in 1771. It contained his invention the water frame. The water frame was developed from the spinning frame that Arkwright had developed with (a different) John Kay, from Warrington.
Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792) ... Frank Whittle (1907–1996), co-inventor of the jet engine; William Winlaw (d.1796), patented agricultural machinery;
Cromford Mill is the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England.The mill structure is classified as a Grade I listed building. [1]
Richard Arkwright junior (1755–1843), his son, who further developed his father's inventions Richard Arkwright (1781–1832), grandson of the inventor, MP for Rye 1813–18 and 1826–30; Richard Arkwright (barrister) (1835–1918), barrister and Conservative politician, MP for Leominster 1866–76. Great-grandson of the inventor Sir Richard.
Self acting mule frame (Roberts 1830) was an improvement on Crompton's Mule (1779) which derived from earlier inventions. [107] Mules were used in the 19th century mills for the finest counts, these needed skilled workers to operate them. Ring frame (1929) developed out of the Throstle frame (19th century) an improvement on the Arkwright's ...