Jedediah Strutt Essays

Let me ask, do you guys what thread is? What am I saying, I’m pretty sure you guys know what thread is. But do you know how it's made? Let me get more specific, do you know how it was made back in, let me say 1764? Well don’t worry, neither did I. Before thread was made by hand until a man came up with the Spinning Jenny. A machine that was truly revolutionary. How about we start with Britain at the end of the 18th century. Britain would change from a nation of farmers and craftsman to a nation of

Slater.Samuel education came from working at the mills for most of his life and Jedediah help him along the way and he had a pranter that he also learn a lot from which was Strutt.They both learn from each other.Samuel Slater working on mills impact him in positive way cause he made a one of the world changing invention. Samuel was an independent man who did rely on anyone he learn a few skills from Strutt or Jedediah,however working in the factories influenced Samuel what he is.Samuel Slater career

Derbyshire, England. Slater was the fifth born son of a family of eight. He had a basic education in a school run by a teacher. Samuel started working in a cotton mill run by Jedediah Strutt at the age of fourteen. Samuel’s father has passed away in 1782 and as a result of that Samuel became Strutt’s apprentice. Strutt had taught Samuel about the mill, so by the age of 21 Samuel had a great understanding of how to run a cotton mill. Samuel has learned both American exporting designs. Samuel

9th 1768. During Samuel Slater’s youth life he showed great skills as a mechanic and in school he excelled in arithmetic. Samuel even started an apprenticeship at the age of 14 with Jedediah Strutt and Richard Arkwright. Samuel Slater learned how to operate and the machinery in the mill while he was working with Strutt, he also learned to fix most of the machinery considering the fact that it broke frequently do to it being in it’s early state of development.