Eli Whitney Jr. (December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825) was an American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin in 1793, one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution that shaped …

Dec 4, 2025 · Eli Whitney was an American inventor, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer, best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin but most important for developing the concept of mass …

He delivered the last guns to the government in January 1809, almost nine years late. In the process, Whitney experimented manufacturing his guns with uniform and interchangeable parts, which …

Feb 4, 2010 · In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds …

Eli Whitney was an American inventor and entrepreneur from Connecticut. His most famous invention, the Cotton Gin, made slavery more profitable, prolonging the slave trade and further entrenching the …

Young Entrepreneur Eli Whitney was born in 1765 and grew up on a Massachusetts farm. During the Revolutionary War he manufactured nails to fill the demand caused by British embargos.

Eli Whitney is well known as the inventor of the cotton gin, a device that pulled cotton from the seed and influenced the course of American history in ways that are both obvious and subtle.

Jan 15, 2025 · This blog post explores the life of Eli Whitney, from his humble beginnings to his groundbreaking inventions, and examines how his work revolutionized cotton production, …

Apr 2, 2014 · Eli Whitney was an American inventor who created the cotton gin and pushed the “interchangeable parts” mode of production.

American inventor, pioneer, mechanical engineer and manufacturer Eli Whitney is best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin.