All key facts
PersonTestable

Richard Arkwright developed the water frame / spinning frame; father of the factory system

Related questions (2)

mediumsingle choice

Isambard Kingdom Brunel is best known for his work in which fields?

Medicine and biology

Ships, bridges, and tunnels

Steam engines and factories

Railways and locomotives only

Explanation

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a pioneering engineer known for designing the Great Western Railway, bridges (like the Clifton Suspension Bridge), tunnels, and ships (like the SS Great Britain). Steam engines are associated with Watt, and railways specifically with Stephenson.

easysingle choice

Who is known as the 'father of the modern factory system'?

James Watt

George Stephenson

Richard Arkwright

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Explanation

Richard Arkwright developed the water frame (spinning frame) and is known as the father of the modern factory system. James Watt improved the steam engine, Stephenson pioneered railways, and Brunel built the Great Western Railway.