Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Edmund Cartwright
Edmund Cartwright is featured in this brief biography for automating the textile industry with a power loom.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Richard Guest: The Steam Loom, 1823
The Fordham University provides information about the application of steam power, which accelerated the centralization of textile production in factories.
BBC
Bbc: History: Edmund Cartwright (1743 1823)
A summary of inventor Edmund Cartwright's (1743-1823 CE) life including details on many of his failed inventions. Archived.
Other
Clemson University: British Industrial Revolution
Lecture notes for a class on the Industrial Revolution provide an overview of the transition of the British economy from a predominantly agricultural one to an industrial society.