Sir Richard Arkwright: (born 1732 — passed away on August 3, 1792) is an English inventor, whose most prominent work was in spinning and weaving.
In 1769, he developed the robot that James Hargreaves invented in 1764.
Arkwright is a prominent businessman during the Industrial Revolution.
He set up a textile factory with 5,000 workers, and Arkwright made a fortune from his factory.
But most of Arkwright's wealth was made out of licensing the use of his patents for other factories.
Richard Arkwright's fame stemmed from his achievements in bringing together capacity, machinery, semi-skilled labor,
And cotton raw materials in a work environment characterized by abundant industrial production, more than a century before Henry Ford successfully organized his industrial work to also achieve abundant production.
His mechanical experience and organizational abilities made him the father of a modern factory system.
In recognition of his achievements, Arkwright earned a Knight Degree in 1786.
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