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Crompton, Samuel

Inventor of the spinning mule in 1779.

Born: 1753 Died: 1827

Hargreaves, James

Inventor of the yarn spinning jenny.

Kay, John

Patented the flying shuttle in 1733.

Born: 1704 Died: 1780

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