Who invented the ''power loom''?

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The correct option is A Cartwright
The power loom was invented by Edmund Cartwright in 1785 and set up a factory in Doncaster, England to manufacture cloth. The power loom was a steam powered mechanically operated version of a regular loom, an invention that combined threads to make cloth.

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