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James Hargreaves (c. 1720 – 22 April 1778) [2] was an English weaver, carpenter [citation needed] and inventor who lived and worked in Lancashire, England.Hargreaves is credited with inventing the spinning jenny in 1764.
Arkwright, later Sir Richard Arkwright, developed a substantial fortune and reputation in the cotton industry from this invention, while Highs lived the rest of his life in obscurity before his death in 1803. [11] Highs, Kay, Kay's wife and the widow of James Hargreaves all testified that Arkwright had stolen their inventions.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 December 2024. Multi-spool spinning frame Model of spinning jenny in the Museum of Early Industrialisation, Wuppertal, Germany. The spinning jenny is a multi- spindle spinning frame, and was one of the key developments in the industrialisation of textile manufacturing during the early Industrial ...
Others [13] credit the original invention to Thomas Highs. Industrial unrest forced Hargreaves to leave Blackburn, but more importantly for him, his unpatented idea was exploited by others. He finally patented it in 1770. As a result, there were over 20,000 spinning jennies in use (mainly unlicensed) by the time of his death. Arkwright's ...
[13] [14] Kay learned of this patent from another Nottingham inventor, James Hargreaves, and told Hargreaves that it was he, Kay, who was the real inventor. Arkwright accused Kay of revealing the design to Hargreaves, [15] and the two fell out. Kay left Arkwright's Nottingham house, where he had been living, ending their relationship.
Hargreaves produced other ideas and inventions. He advocated the use of chlorine rather than bleaching powder to disinfect sewage. He developed a "thermo-motor" which anticipated the diesel engine and at the time of his death he was developing a new type of cattle food. He also wrote articles for scientific encyclopaedias, gave lectures and ...
Christopher Aspin (1 February 1933 – 2 February 2024) was an English author, historian, and journalist. Among his published works are a biography of James Hargreaves, inventor of the spinning jenny, and The First Industrial Society: Social History of Lancashire, 1750–1850, a study of the social aspects of the Industrial Revolution. [1]
Samuel Crompton (3 December 1753 – 26 June 1827) was an English inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry. [1] Building on the work of James Hargreaves and Richard Arkwright, he invented the spinning mule, a machine that revolutionised the industry worldwide. [2] [3]