Who among the following invented the flying shuttle?
- A.James Hargreaves
- B.John Kay
- C.Richard Arkwright
- D.Humphry Davy
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, John Kay. He patented the flying shuttle in England in 1733.
The flying shuttle let a single weaver send the thread across the loom by pulling a cord, so wider cloth could be woven much faster. Weaving then ran ahead of spinning, creating a shortage of yarn, and that pushed inventors to build faster spinning machines. This chain of textile inventions is a key early stage of the Industrial Revolution in Britain.
A is wrong because James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny (about 1764), which spun several threads at once.
C is wrong because Richard Arkwright built the water frame (1769), a water-powered spinning machine, and set up early factories.
D is wrong because Humphry Davy was a chemist known for the miners’ safety lamp.
Exam tip: flying shuttle (Kay, 1733) → spinning jenny (Hargreaves) → water frame (Arkwright) → spinning mule (Crompton) → power loom (Cartwright).
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