Richard Arkwright
| Richard Arkwright | |
|---|---|
| Birthday | |
| Birthplace | Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Died | |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | |
| Education | Taught to read and write by his cousin Ellen Arkwright |
| Known for | inventing the factory Spinning frame. Water frame. Carding engine |
Arkwright, Richard
Born 1732; died 1792. English entrepreneur in the textile industry.
Formerly a barber, Arkwright began inventing in 1767. He appropriated a mechanical spinning frame invented by the English mechanic T. Highs (or Hayes) and received a patent on it in 1769. He developed a system of enterprises and constructed the first spinning factories in Britain which were equipped with water-powered engines (water frames). Subsequently he introduced into the spinning industry a number of improvements directed at the mechanization of the spinning process.