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Famous Inventions of the Industrial Revolution Era
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Who invented the Power Loom?

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Samuel Crompton
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James Watt
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Edmund Cartwright
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Richard Arkwright
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The correct option is C Edmund Cartwright
The Power Loom was invented by Edmund Cartwright in 1785. It used water power to speed up the weaving process. It was the predecessor to the modern power loom.

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