Samuel Crompton
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About
English engineer who made a mark on the Industrial Revolution with his invention of the spinning mule.
Before Fame
He started helping his parents spin yarn to make ends meet at the age of five.
Trivia
He gave British textile mills away so he could focus on ways to produce fine cotton faster.
Family Life
He went into partnership after his wife's untimely death selling bleach with his two sons.
Associated With
He and Eli Whitney were contemporaries. Whitney made another invention that helped cotton to be made faster and cheaper.