Samuel Crompton
British inventor, pioneer of the spinning industry (1753-1827) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 73
Samuel Crompton was an English inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry. Building on the work of James Hargreaves and Richard Arkwright, he invented the spinning mule, a machine that revolutionised the industry worldwide.
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The only surviving example of a spinning mule built by the inventor Samuel Crompton, in Bolton Museum.
"This view of The Hall ith' Wood near Bolton. (where Samuel Crompton invented the first Spinning Mule) ...respectfully dedicated to the Cotton Spinners of Lancashire." Lithograph by F. Jones (Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen), after Selim Rothwell.
Grave of Samuel Crompton, St Peter's churchyard, Bolton, UKAbout this person
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United Kingdom
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1753 to 1827 · aged 73
