Richard Arkwright (Engineer) (1 gen 1732 anni – 1 gen 1792 anni)
Descrizione:
Born in 1732, Arkwright originally trained and worked as a barber. He was able to dye hair and make wigs. When wigs became less popular, he started to work in textiles. He improved the original carding machine. Carding is the process of preparing fibres for spinning into yarn and fabric. He also developed horse-driven spinning mills that used only one machine. This increased the efficiency of production. Later, he used the steam engine to power machinery. Arkwright is particularly remembered for the efficient and profitable way that he ran his factories.
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Data:
1 gen 1732 anni
1 gen 1792 anni
~ 60 years