Edmund Cartwright
British inventor
Edmund Cartwright (24 April 1743 – 30 October 1823) was an English inventor. He graduated from Oxford University. He was an Anglican clergyman and in 1785 he invented the power loom.[1]
Edmund Cartwright | |
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Born | 24 April 1743 |
Died | 30 October 1823 |
Resting place | Battle, Sussex |
Nationality | English |
Occupation(s) | Clergyman, Inventor |
Known for | Power loom |
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References
change- ↑ Frank Kidner; et al. Making Europe: The Story of the West, Since 1300 (Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2014), p. 553