Arkwright,Sir Richard — Ark·wright (ärkʹrīt ), Sir Richard. 1732 1792. British inventor and manufacturer who patented a machine for spinning cotton thread (1769) and established cotton mills that were among the first to use machinery on a large scale. * * * … Universalium
Arkwright, Sir Richard — born Dec. 23, 1732, Preston, Lancashire, Eng. died Aug. 3, 1792, Cromford, Derbyshire British textile industrialist and inventor. His first spinning machine was patented in 1769 (see Lewis Paul). His water frame (so called because it operated by… … Universalium
ARKWRIGHT, SIR RICHARD — born at Preston, Lancashire; bred to the trade of a barber; took interest in the machinery of cotton spinning; with the help of a clockmaker, invented the spinning frame; was mobbed for threatening thereby to shorten labour and curtail wages,… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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Richard Arkwright — Sir Richard Arkwright Sir Richard Arkwright (* 23. Dezember 1732 in Preston, Lancashire; † 3. August 1792 in Cromford) war ein begüterter Textilindustrieller und Erfinder zahlreicher Patente im Bereich des Spinnens. Er gil … Deutsch Wikipedia
ARKWRIGHT (R.) — ARKWRIGHT sir RICHARD (1732 1792) Le «père du système usinier» est l’un des grands inventeurs et hommes d’affaires de la révolution industrielle anglaise. Né de parents pauvres, barbier de profession à Bolton à partir de 1760, Richard Arkwright… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Richard Arkwright — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Arkwright. Richard Arkwright … Wikipédia en Français
sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy … Universalium
Richard — /ri shahrd /; Fr. /rddee shannrdd /, n. Maurice /maw rees /; Fr. /moh rddees /, ( the Rocket ), born 1921, Canadian hockey player. /rich euhrd/, n. a male given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Allen Richard Arkwright Sir Richard Attlee… … Universalium
Richard — (as used in expressions) Allen, Richard Arkwright, Sir Richard Attlee, Clement (Richard), 1 conde Attlee de Walthamstow Avedon, Richard Ballinger, Richard A(chilles) Barton, Sir Derek H(arold) R(ichard) Bentley, Richard Bonington, Richard Parkes… … Enciclopedia Universal
Sir Richard Arkwright, detalle de un grabado de J. Jenkins basado en un retrato pintado por Joseph ...By courtesy of the Science Museum, London