Who among the following invented the powerloom that revolutionized the cotton textile industry ?

Edmund Cartwright

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Samuel Crompton

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Richard Arkwright

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James Hargreaves

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The correct option is A Edmund Cartwright
Edmund Cartwright invented the power loom. The power loom is an invention that combined threads to make cloth. It was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. The first power loom was designed in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright and first built in 1785.

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