James Hargreaves was an English inventor who created the spinning jenny, an early machine for spinning several threads at the same time. He was poor spinner and weaver from near Blackburn, Lancashire, and had received little formal education. His invention greatly increased yarn-making productivity and helped transform textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution.
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