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James Hargreaves born 1720 was a weaver, carpenter and inventor of the Spinning Jenney in 1764
The idea came from Hargreaves seeing an overturned wheel and the idea continued to evolve. He died in 1778.
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James Hargreaves born 1720 was a weaver, carpenter and inventor of the Spinning Jenney in 1764
The idea came from Hargreaves seeing an overturned wheel and the idea continued to evolve. He died in 1778.