Fascinating facts about Thomas Highs
inventor of
a Spinning Jenny
in 1764. |
Thomas Highs |
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AT A GLANCE:Highs, Thomas ~
Spinning Jenny ~ 1764
Thomas Highs (1718-1803) was a reed-maker and a member of the Swedenborg
religious sect. He had been the brain behind both the spinning jenny and
another spinning machine called the water frame. However, he had no
entrepreneurial flair and no money. Source:
BBC Series Making History |
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