Whitney, Eli
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A short encyclopedia biography of Eli Whitney (1765-1825), the American inventor of the cotton gin. It covers his Yale education, his time in Georgia, the invention of the gin to separate cotton from seed, the patent lawsuits that consumed his profits, and his later success manufacturing firearms with interchangeable parts at Whitneyville, Connecticut.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1881
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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