How did industrialist Lieven Bauwens pioneer the mechanization of the cotton textile industry in Ghent in 1800?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. By smuggling the blueprints and parts of the British 'Mule Jenny' spinning machine to the continent
Answer: By smuggling the blueprints and parts of the British 'Mule Jenny' spinning machine to the continent. Why not the others: The power loom was invented by Edmund Cartwright in Britain; Britain actively prohibited licensing to continental competitors; Ottoman technicians were not involved.
- Step 1: In the late 18th century, Great Britain enacted severe penalties prohibiting the export of textile machinery and plans.
- Step 2: Ghent merchant Lieven Bauwens carried out industrial espionage in England, successfully smuggling components and drawings of the spinning mule to Paris and Ghent in 1798-1800, turning Ghent into the 'Manchester of the Continent'.
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