CGS SS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Spinning Jenny, Cotton Gin, Reverberatory Furnace
6 Apr 2016
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Eli whitney cotton gin, john kay flying shuttle (1773); doubled production of weaver, james hargreaves spinning jenny (1768), richard. Arkwright water frame (1779); machinery to water power, samuel. People who through basic drive to succeed used engineering talents to get ahead. Inventors, sharp businessman who used money to reinvest in industry. Didn"t flaunt wealth or try to become an aristocrat. Open-ended society where bourgeoisie and aristocracy mixed freely. Allowed men of common background climb to elite but never left behind work ethic. Four social classes: aristocracy, middle class (bourgeoisie), peasants, working class. Aristocracy not affected by industrialization (gained in some way) Aristocracy and upper middle class mingle and get married for status and money.
