Samuel Crompton

Samuel Crompton was an English inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry. Building on the work of James Hargreaves and Richard Arkwright, he invented the spinning mule, a machine that revolutionised the industry worldwide.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dates from Wikidata (CC0)

Who was born first?

• Samuel Crompton and Jean-Pierre Blanchard were born the same year
• Samuel Crompton was born 1 year after Joseph Marie Jacquard
• Samuel Crompton was born 1 year before William Murdoch
• Samuel Crompton was born 2 years before Gaspard de Prony
• Samuel Crompton was born 3 years after Ami Argand

Timeline

1. Ami ArgandJuly 5, 1750 – October 14, 1803
2. Joseph Marie JacquardJuly 7, 1752 – August 7, 1834
3. Jean-Pierre BlanchardJuly 4, 1753 – March 7, 1809
4. Samuel Crompton (this page)December 3, 1753 – June 26, 1827
5. William MurdochAugust 21, 1754 – November 15, 1839
6. Gaspard de PronyJuly 22, 1755 – July 29, 1839

Related

• Steve JobsFebruary 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011
• Henry FordJuly 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947
• Elon MuskJune 28, 1971 – present
• Linus TorvaldsDecember 28, 1969 – present
• L. L. ZamenhofDecember 15, 1859 – April 14, 1917
• Richard StallmanMarch 16, 1953 – present
• Bobby FischerMarch 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008
• Carl BenzNovember 25, 1844 – April 4, 1929