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Arkwright, Richard (1732-1792)
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Arkwright, Richard (1732-1792) (Global History) 
English inventor and entrepreneur who became the wealthiest and most successful textile manufacturer of the early Industrial Revolution. He invented the water frame, a machine that, with minimal human supervision, could spin many strong cotton threads at once. (p. 604)
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