John Kay

John Kay was an English inventor whose most important creation was the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. He is often confused with his namesake, who built the first "spinning frame".

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Who was born first?

• John Kay and Johann Andreas Segner were born the same year
• John Kay was born 2 years before John Dollond
• John Kay was born 3 years before Leonhard Euler
• John Kay was born 3 years after Anders Celsius
• John Kay was born 4 years after Ewald Georg von Kleist

Timeline

1. Ewald Georg von KleistJune 10, 1700 – December 11, 1748
2. Anders CelsiusNovember 27, 1701 – April 25, 1744
3. Johann Andreas SegnerOctober 9, 1704 – October 5, 1777
4. John Kay (this page)July 16, 1704 – circa 1779
5. John DollondJune 10, 1706 – November 1761
6. Leonhard EulerApril 15, 1707 – September 18, 1783

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