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  The Open Door Web Site : History : The Industrial Revolution : The "Flying Shuttle"
Before the invention of the flying shuttle by John Kay in 1733, it was only possible for cloth to be woven up to a maximum of the width of a man's body, across his arms.
John Kay's invention allowed the shuttle, containing the thread, to be shot backwards and forwards across a much wider bed.
John Kay was the son of a wool manufacturer in Bury, Lancashire.
www.saburchill.com /history/chapters/IR/009.html   (403 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | Sir John Kay
John William Kay was born on September 13 1943 and grew up at Blundellsands on the outskirts of Liverpool, where his father imported timber.
Kay was appointed a Recorder in 1982, took Silk in 1984, and was approved to sit as a deputy High Court judge in 1989.
Although he found it "astonishing" that her original trial in 1955 had lasted for just one day, Kay said that "under the law at the date of the trial, the judge was right to withdraw the defence of provocation from the jury" and that therefore the appeal must fail.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/07/07/db0701.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/07/07/ixportal.html   (972 words)

  
 James Phillips Kay-Shuttleworth
In 1829, Kay was appointed physician to the Ardwick and Ancoats Dispensary.
Kay quickly realised that conflict was no good to anyone; what was needed was an easing of conditions under which the working man lived.
Kay did not discover the cause of cholera - it was to be nearly 20 years before polluted drinking water was shown to be the culprit.
www.cottontimes.co.uk /jpkayo.htm   (628 words)

  
 Inventors - John Kay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Kay we are concerned with here was born to a yeoman farming family at Park, a tiny hamlet just North of Bury, on June 17th, 1704.
Kay's flying shuttle was taken up first by woollen weavers who, at that time, still dominated the Northern textile trade.
Disillusioned, Kay left again for France and obscurity, dying there, a pauper, around 1780, probably all too painfully aware of the effect his invention was having on the world.
www.cottontimes.co.uk /JohnKayo.htm   (961 words)

  
 Descendants of John Kay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
John KAY was born in 1837 in Bury, Lancashire, England.
John KAY was born in 1867 in Bury, Lancs, England.
KAY was born in 1869 in Bury, Lancs, England.
homepages.picknowl.com.au /sacha/KD1.htm   (108 words)

  
 John Kay (musician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Kay (born Joachim Fritz Krauledat in Tilsit (East Prussia) April 12, 1944) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist.
He recorded both as a solo artist and with Steppenwolf during the late 1970s and is still touring with a new Steppenwolf line-up in 2004.
John Kay and the Sparrow (compilation of earlier recordings)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Kay_(musician)   (176 words)

  
 Blues - John Kay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kay in particular was an outspoken, articulate and vocal socio-critic, whose lyrics head on addressed the difficult and controversial issues of the time: the Vietnam war, racism, drug addiction and violence.
Kay is still the articulate, outspoken moralist, existentialist poet philosopher, with a deep rooted desire for social justice, equality and fairness.
Kay went back to his folk roots, the place where he started and from where, he actually never departed.
www.frankspicks.com /reviews/kay.html   (600 words)

  
 CD Baby: JOHN KAY: Heretics and Privateers - from evor
Kay, whose evocative growl is one of rock's most distinctive voices, offers some of the most heartfelt performances of his career on such stark numbers as "Ain't That A Shame" and "The Ice Age," which movingly lament the erosion of everyday compassion.
Kay's topical lyrics aren't the posturing of a pampered rock star or the gripes of a chronic malcontent, but the deeply felt observations of a first-generation American whose appreciation of his adopted country's promise and potential is balanced by an awareness of its lapses.
But, while John Kay is proud of Steppenwolf's achievements and eager for his band to take on new challenges, at the moment his thoughts are focused firmly on Heretics and Privateers.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/johnkay/from/evor   (1257 words)

  
 John Kay - Culture and Prosperity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
John Kay is one of Britain’s leading economists and a columnist for the Financial Times.
Kay’s new book, The Truth About Markets was published in the U.K. in May 2003 by Allen Lane the Penguin Press and will be published in the U.S. by HarperBusiness on May 25th 2004 with the new title CULTURE AND PROSPERITY: The Truth About Markets, Why Some People are Rich and Some are Poor.
John Kay began his academic career at age 21 when he was elected a fellow of St. John’s College, Oxford, a position which he still holds.
www.executivelibrary.com /Author/kay.asp   (749 words)

  
 John Kay: home
John Kay is one of Britain’s leading economists.
John’s main interest is in writing and his most important recent book was published in Europe in 2003 as The Truth about Markets and in the US in 2004 as Culture and Prosperity.
John lectures frequently to a variety of audiences in Britain and other countries.
www.johnkay.com   (258 words)

  
 John Kay Guitars
Featured in Kay's performance was the John Kay Limited Edition Rickenbacker and the sound which brought Steppenwolf to prominence as one of the giants of rock and roll.
John Kay, a rock and roll rebel, lately proved to an audience full of loyal fanatics that classic rock stars never fade away: they just become legends in the annals of rock history as do the guitars they play.
John Kay, as founder and leader of the legendary rock group, Steppenwolf, has been an integral component in forming the Los Angeles music scene since the 1960's with such monster hits as "Born to Be Wild".
www.celebrityrockstarguitars.com /rock/kay.htm   (1116 words)

  
 Flying Shuttle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
John Kay, a native of Bury, in Lancashire, then residing at Colchester, where the woollen manufacture was at that time carried on, suggested a mode of throwing the shuttle, which enabled the weaver to make nearly twice as much cloth as he could make before.
John Kay brought this ingenious invention to his native town, and introduced it among the woollen weavers, in the same year, but it was not much used among the cotton weavers until 1760.
In that year Robert Kay, of Bury, son of John Kay, invented the drop-box, by means of which the weaver can at pleasure use any of three shuttles, each containing a different coloured weft, without the trouble of taking them from and replacing them in the lathe.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /TEXflying.htm   (385 words)

  
 John Kay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Kay (1704–1780), English inventor of textile machinery, notably the flying shuttle
John Kay (17??–17??), English developer of textile machinery, notably the spinning frame
John Kay (1944–), British Journalist on Rupert Murdoch's The Sun
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Kay   (138 words)

  
 John Kay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
John Kay was born near the Lancashire town of Bury.
Kay's great innovation was to increase the speed at which the shuttle passed across the loom, and to increase the distance that it travelled.
Kay's 'Flying Shuttle' was the first true mechanization of the textile weaving process.
www.cottontown.org /page.cfm?LANGUAGE=eng&pageID=605   (393 words)

  
 FT.com / Comment & Analysis / Columnists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
John Kay has been writing a column on economics and business since 1995.
John commutes between London, Oxfordshire and the south of France, where he enjoys composing columns in the course of long walks in the mountains behind the Riviera.
John Kay: Cult of the practical man killed MG Rover  Apr 25 2005
news.ft.com /comment/columnists/johnkay   (508 words)

  
 John Kay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This is the first complete John Kay and Steppenwolf performance video.
I loved the interviews with John and his band mates....they have allot of respect for him, and as one of them mentioned, it's not the John Kay show with a back up band.....they are a true band and they're all make up Steppenwolf.
Kay has no ego and is a gentle, thinking man.....a great package of music, and the extras help us really understand these guys.
bubble-hockey.com /prod/B0002ZDWAS/John_Kay_&...   (578 words)

  
 CANOE -- JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia - Kay, John
Shortly after, John formed Steppenwolf and the group's debut was released in 1968.
John Kay and Steppenwolf are still going strong.
They would record several singles and one album as John Kay And Sparrow helping solidify their popularity as a touring act in the US.
jam.canoe.ca /Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/K/Kay_John.html   (585 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - John Kay (Technology, Biography) - Encyclopedia
He patented (1733) the fly shuttle, operated by pulling a cord that drove the shuttle to either side, freeing one hand of the weaver to press home the weft.
Workers in the weaving industry who regarded Kay's invention as a threat to their jobs mobbed Kay and destroyed his model.
Kay went to France, resumed his work, and tried unsuccessfully to win recognition in England.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/Kay-John.html   (209 words)

  
 Steppenwolf's John Kay tells the tale of the SST and the power vortex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kay's SST was almost demolished at a concert, and Gibson's repair guru Roger Fritz brought it back to life.
In a studio/guest house overlooking Kay's home and the lake, Kay checked out his SST while he told the story its near-demise.
Kay's main guitar around the house--his songwriting guitar--is a wartime banner-head Southerner Jumbo he bought from Gruhn Guitars in Nashville.
www.gibson.com /whatsnew/pressrelease/1997/steppenwolf.html   (769 words)

  
 John Kay (Flying Shuttle) Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
John Kay (June 17, 1704 1780) was the inventor of the flying shuttle, which was one of the catalysts of the Industrial Revolution.
His invention greatly speeded up weaving by allowing the shuttle carrying the weft to be passed through the warp threads more quickly and over a greater width of cloth.
His son Robert stayed in England, and developed the drop box, which allowed wefts of multiple colours to be used.
www.greatartworks.com /search/encyclopedia/John_Kay_%28Flying_Shuttle%29   (365 words)

  
 pf - John Kay and Steppenwolf - Rock Music Artists - Corporate Entertainment Booking
Steppenwolf's remarkable resilience is largely a reflection of the fierce determination and never-say-die tenacity that's driven John Kay for much of his life.
In 1994, on the eve of Steppenwolf's 25th anniversary, Kay returned to the former East Germany for a triumphant series of Steppenwolf concerts; that trip reunited him with friends and relatives he had not seen since his early childhood.
John Kay and Steppenwolf may be available for your next special event.
www.delafont.com /music_acts/E/john-kay.htm   (1647 words)

  
 John Kay Inventions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Then along came John Kay and his fellow inventors to turn.....Inventors and inventions of the Industrial Revolution.....James Hargreaves..
John Kay was born on July 16, 1704.
Biography of John Kay, inventor of the Flying Shuttle THE life of John Kay is sketchy and frequently confusing.
www.inventors-helping-inventors.com /invent/john-kay-inventions.php   (439 words)

  
 John Kay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The remarkable resilience of John Kay and Steppenwolf has never been more apparent than with the release of this video from the "Live In Louisville" concert.
This particular project is a Steppenwolf milestone because it features the band members with the longest tenure in the band's 35-year history, always led by the incomparable John Kay.
This concert dvd deserves to be seen by anyone interested in wolf music.Great performance by John and the band.John's voice is still one of the great rock voices of all times.The last half of the dvd is just smoking!
www.bubble-hockey.com /prod/B0002ZDWAS/John_Kay_&_Steppenwolf_-_Live_in_Louisville.html   (578 words)

  
 John Kay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 1733 Kay patented his flying shuttle that dramatically increased the speed of this process.
Kay placed shuttle boxes at each side of the loom connected by a long board, known as a shuttle race.
In 1753 Kay's house in Bury was ransacked by a mob of textile workers who feared that his machines would destroy their livelihood.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /SCkay.htm   (312 words)

  
 John Kay DVD Review
John Kay may be more familiar with music fans through his work with Steppenwolf, who have been on the rock and roll scene since the late 60's.
Additionally as part of the extras, there is an extended very relaxed interview with John Kay, talking about the early years of his music career along with discussion about a number of interesting subjects along with some of his political views.
John Kay's recent albums contain a lot of social commentary and this one just raises the bar a bit.
www.mnblues.com /review/2005/johnkayfriends-dvd-rm.html   (895 words)

  
 John Kay (Flying Shuttle) Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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www.artquilt.com /encyclopedia/John_Kay_%28Flying_Shuttle%29   (365 words)

  
 John Kay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
After high school, John roamed North America, performing acoustic blues in coffee houses and bars.
Since 1968, John Kay and the band have released 29 albums, including 1996's live double CD, Live At 25.
With John Kay's growing popularity in Yorkville, it was only a matter of time before he connected with the band in May of 1966.
www.canoe.ca /JamMusicPopEncycloPagesK/kay_john.html   (436 words)

  
 John Kay :
The question, to which "The US, Finland and Singapore" is the answer, is "Which countries have policies of which the IMD and WEF most approve?" This week, John discusses national competitiveness surveys.
The death of the notion that support for the European project requires support for every European initiative is a mark not of that project's failure but of its maturity.
This week, John discusses the French referendum on the EU constitution.
www.johnkay.com /recent   (1269 words)

  
 John Kay & Steppenwolf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Legendary Buffalo Chip® announced today that John Kay and Steppenwolf will bring a "Born To Be Wild" atmosphere to Kickstand City in the infield of Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, March 9 for Daytona Bike Week.
According to promoter Rod Woodruff, owner of Sturgis, South Dakota's Legendary Buffalo Chip®, John Kay's performance at Kickstand City (the Speedway's infield) will delight hardcore bikers as well as people who have more recently become devoted motorcycle enthusiasts.
John is a rock icon and we're honored once again to present him to our loyal Buffalo Chip devetees," Woodruff said.
www.buffalochipdaytona.com /Default.aspx?tabid=92   (345 words)

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