Fascinating facts about James
Hargreaves
inventor of
the Spinning Jenny
in 1767. |
James Hargreaves |
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AT A GLANCE:
James Hargreaves (1720-1777) improved on a machine that had been
designed and built years before by an obscure artisan called Thomas
Highs, who was the true genius of the Industrial Revolution. Hargreaves
built his first machine alone, in 1767, that first Hargreaves Jenny had
eight spindles - an improvement on Highs's six - and even larger
versions followed. Source:
Cotton Times - Understanding The Industrial Revolution |
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