Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney (December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825) was an American inventor. He is known as the inventor of the cotton gin, an important invention in the Industrial Revolution. He made it in 1793 March 14. He was born in Westborough, Massachusetts. [1]
Eli Whitney Media
Coat of Arms of Eli Whitney
- Petition of Eli Whitney to Selectmen of Westborough Massachusetts.jpg
Petition by Whitney to the selectmen of Westborough, Massachusetts, to run a public school, with sample of his penmanship
- Whitney Gin.jpg
Cotton Gin Patent. It shows sawtooth gin blades, which were not part of Whitney's original patent.
- Cotton gin EWM 2007.jpg
A cotton gin on display at the Eli Whitney Museum
- Eli Whitney's first contract as a gunfounder signed by Oliver Ellsworth 1786.jpg
First contract of Eli Whitney as a firearms manufacturer, 1798. Signed by Oliver Wolcott Jr., Secretary of the Treasury.
- Eli Whitney Gun Factory William Giles Munson 1827.jpg
Whitney's gun factory in 1827
- Eli Whitney 1940 Issue-1c.jpg
Eli Whitney on US Postage Issue of 1940, 1c
South side of Eli Whitney monument in the Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut
References
- ↑ "Eli Whitney & The Cotton Gin". Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
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