Edmund Cartwright
1743-1823
English Inventor
Edmund Cartwright was the inventor of a mechanical weaving loom that could be operated by horses, a waterwheel, or a steam engine. By 1791 this machine cou...
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The English textile industry was revolutionized by Richard Arkwright 's water frame spinning machine. Using the water frame, wool and cotton yarn could be spun faster and more efficiently than with a ...
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Edmund Cartwright
Edmund Cartwright