Samuel Slater: Hero or Traitor?
- Web site of a movie about the life of Samual Slater and his times, including a biography, detailed timeline, profiles of cast and crew, and links to historical sites.
- http://www.samuelslater.co.uk/

Jacquard, Joseph
- Short history of the inventor of a loom which produced repeated weave patterns in cloth and carpets, programmed by a series of punched cards. 1752-1834.
- http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SCjacquard.htm

Paul, Lewis
- Short history of the inventor of a hand driven carding machine for cotton fiber processing.
- http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TEXpaul.htm

Hargreaves, James
- Short biography of the British carpenter, weaver and self-made engineer who invented the eight-thread spinning jenny. 1720-1778.
- http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SChargreaves.htm

Arkwright, Richard
- Biography of the inventor of the industrial cotton spinning mill. Links to illustrations and local history. 1732-1792.
- http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRarkwright.htm

Howe, Elias
- Short biography of the inventor of the sewing machine, and his struggles for recognition. 1819-1867. From Scientific American.
- http://www.history.rochester.edu/Scientific_American/mystery/howe.htm