Sir Richard Arkwright
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. He was the first to develop factories housing both
mechanised carding and spinning operations. [1]
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