Edmund Cartwright ( born Edmund Cartwright ; April 24, 1743 - October 30, 1823 ) is an English inventor .
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Educated at Oxford , Cartwright was elected a member of the Magdalene College and became a pastor. Having become interested in spinning and weaving when visiting Arkraight's factory, Cartwright invented a carding machine, steam treatment of fibrous substances and a steam machine in which instead of water vapor, alcohol was used.
April 4, 1785 Cartwright received a patent for a mechanical loom with a foot drive, which 40 times increased labor productivity. At the request of 50 manufacturers, Cartwright received a reward of £ 10,000 from Parliament for his inventions. Cartwright is also known as a poet and agronomist .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
Literature
- Delone N. B. Cartwright, Edmund // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.