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SAMUEL CROMPTON , SCIENTIST BORN 1753 DECEMBER 3 - 1827 JUNE 26

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SAMUEL CROMPTON , SCIENTIST  BORN 1753 DECEMBER 3 - 1827 JUNE 26 சாமுவேல் கிராம்ப்டன் (Samuel Crompton, 3 டிசம்பர் 1753 – 26 சூன் 1827) ஆங்கிலேயக் கண்டுபிடிப்பாளரும், நெசவுத் துறையின் முன்னோடியும் ஆவார். யேம்சு ஆர்கிரீவ்சு, ரிச்சார்ட் ஆர்க்ரைட் ஆகியோரின் ஆக்கங்க ளை ஆராய்ந்ததில் இவர் மியுனூற்ற ற்பொறி யை 1779 இல் கண்டுபிடித்தார். இங்கிலாந்தில் ஏற்பட்ட  தொழி ற்புர ட்சியில் இது முக்கிய பங்களிப்பாகப் பார்க்கப்ப டுகிறது.[1][2] About 1779, Samuel Crompton succeeded in producing a mule-jenny, a machine which spun yarn suitable for use in the manufacture of muslin.[6] It was known as the muslin wheel or the Hall i' th' Woodwheel,[7] from the name of the house in which he and his family now lived.[8] The mule-jenny later became known as the spinning mule. There was a strong demand for the yarn which Crompton was making at Hall i' th' Wood but he lacked the means to take out a patent. The prying into his methods forced Crompton to choose between destroying his m...

DICTIONARY - WROTE BY SAMUEL JOHNSON MANY YEARS OF HARD WORK BORN 1709 SEPTEMBER 18

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DICTIONARY - WROTE BY SAMUEL JOHNSON  MANY YEARS OF HARD WORK BORN  1709 SEPTEMBER 18 Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [O.S. 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".[1] He is also the subject of "the most famous single biographical work in the whole of literature," James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson.[2] Born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, Johnson attended Pembroke College, Oxford for just over a year, before his lack of funds forced him to leave. After working as a teacher, he moved to London, where he began to write for The Gentleman's Magazine. His early works include the biography Life of Mr Richard Savage...