Introduction On December 23, 1732, a poor couple welcomed their thirteenth child Arkwright in Preston, Lankshire, England. As a boy, Arkwright did not receive any school education, but became an apprentice to a barber. He learned a little bit about reading and writing in his spare time, but the real learning of grammar and writing was something he did after he turned 50.
At the age of 18, he moved to Boldan, about 20 kilometers away from Presdam, and began to engage in hairdressing. I started getting haircuts in the basement and later opened a small shop. Arkwright had been married twice, and his second wife had some money, so he closed the barber shop and started a more profitable hair business. He walked around the streets, bought hair from girls, mixed chemical dyes himself, processed the hair, and then sold it. After two or three years, he had saved a small amount of money.
In 1768, Arkwright produced textile machinery. At this time, he was assisted by the watchmaker John Kaye of Warindam (not the John Kaye who invented the flying shuttle). The next year, he obtained a patent for this invention, which was valid for 14 years.
On August 3, 1792, Arkwright died in Cromford at the age of 60. After his death, he left behind A huge sum of ￡500,000 was made. Achievements: Arkwright was the first to successfully open a machine spinning mill and was known as the "Father of Modern Factories."
In 1769, he managed to imitate Hayes' underwater spinning machine and obtained a 14-year patent as inventor. In 1771, he co-founded the earliest machine spinning mill in modern times in Manchester, England, using machines for production, which promoted the development of the British Industrial Revolution and embarked on the road to success. In his later years, Arkwright had become the richest cotton mill owner in Britain.