As of 2017, magnetic storage media, primarily hard disks, are widely used to store computer data as well as audio and video signals. In the field of computing, the term magnetic storage is preferred and in the field of audio and video production, the term magnetic recording is more commonly used.
The development of the spinning machine by Sir Richard Arkwright in England led directly to the rise of the Industrial Revolution, and a new world of manufactured products.
This decreased the amount of manual labor needed. In 1764, a British carpenter and weaver named James Hargreaves invented an improved Spinning Jenny, a hand-powered multiple spinning machine that was the first machine to improve upon the spinning wheel.his decreased the amount of manual labor needed. In 1764, a British carpenter and weaver named James Hargreaves invented an improved Spinning Jenny, a hand-powered multiple spinning machine that was the first machine to improve upon the spinning wheel.