Spinning Jenny
Invented in 1767
In the United States of
America
By James Hargreaves
Medium: Wood
I've talked
about receiving information from reasoning, from your conscience, and from what others have written. But there is another
valuable but unexpected source from where you can receive information. And this
is shown during the Industrial Revolution.
During the
Industrial Revolution, textile manufacturing sky rocketed. This was because of
the many inventions that enhanced the speed and effectively of the making of
textiles. One of these inventions was the Spinning Jenny. It was impressive (during this time) because it could spin more than one thread at a time. Though,
that isn't what I want to focus on. What I want to focus on is how
this invention came about. James Hargreaves had the inspiration for this
invention when his daughter, Jenny, accidently knocked over the spinning wheel.
As he saw it spinning on the floor, he thought that maybe it could be improved
to spin multiple threads. This is when he came up with the Spinning Jenny.
There is a
lot of wisdom from learning from our mistakes and the mistakes of others. One of the main ways that we can
learn what works is by learning what doesn't work. One who disregards
his or her mistakes is truly disregarding a great learning opportunity.
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