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Biographies (16)
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Biography of the inventor of the industrial cotton spinning mill. Links to illustrations and local history. 1732-1792.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRarkwright.htm
Biography of the Scottish yarn spinner and cloth weaver who in a partnership with Richard Arkwright built the New Lanark cotton mills on the banks of the Clyde in 1786, and continued to develop the factory until it became the largest water powered cotton
http://level2.phys.strath.ac.uk/ScienceOnStreets/daviddale.html
Biography of Thomas Highs whose inventions of the spinning jenny, water powered spinning frame and spinning mule were never recognised as such, but instead were credited to James Hargreaves, Richard Arkwright and Samuel Crompton. From Cotton Times.
http://www.cottontimes.co.uk/highs.htm
Short biography of the inventor of the sewing machine, and his struggles for recognition. 1819-1867. From Scientific American.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/Scientific_American/mystery/howe.htm
Short history of the inventor of a loom which produced repeated weave patterns in cloth and carpets, programmed by a series of punched cards. 1752-1834.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SCjacquard.htm
Short history of the inventor of a hand driven carding machine for cotton fiber processing.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TEXpaul.htm
Learning modules with a biography of the philanthropic employer who strongly emphasised the importance of environment, education and, ultimately, cooperation in improving social conditions. Born in 1771 and died in 1858, yarn spinner and spinning machine
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3775
Biography of the engineer who perfected the spinning mule into a highly sophisticated piece of textile machinery, capable of being operated by unskilled workers and unlocked the true potential of the factory system. 1789-1864.
http://www.cottontimes.co.uk/robertso.htm
Web site of a movie about the life of Samual Slater and his times, including a biography, detailed timeline, profiles of cast and crew, and links to historical sites.
http://www.samuelslater.co.uk/
Last Updated: 2008-09-16 12:59:53
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