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 the economy of the Antebellum South. [1]

2025年2月20日 · 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 production of interchangeable parts.

2010年2月4日 · Whitney Learns About Cotton Eli Whitney was born on December 8, 1765, in Westborough, Massachusetts. Growing up, Whitney, whose father was a farmer, proved to be a talented mechanic and inventor.

2014年4月2日 · Eli Whitney was an American inventor who created the cotton gin and pushed the “interchangeable parts” mode of production.

Of all the post-Revolutionary Americans who grew up without knowing the name for what they felt within themselves, Eli Whitney had the most tortuous career. Yet more than any other one man, he shaped the opposing faces of both the North and South for a half-century to come.

2019年9月24日 · Eli Whitney (December 8, 1765–January 8, 1825) was an American inventor, manufacturer, and mechanical engineer who invented the cotton gin. One of the most significant inventions of the American Industrial Revolution, the cotton gin turned cotton into a …

Inventor, mechanical engineer and manufacturing pioneer, Eli Whitney is best known as the inventor of the cotton gin, patented in 1794. An unforeseen byproduct of Whitney's invention, a labor-saving device, was to help preserve the institution of slavery in the South by making cotton production highly profitable.

2023年5月18日 · Eli Whitney, born on December 8, 1765, in Westborough, Massachusetts, was an American inventor and engineer who made significant contributions to industrial development during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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 institution in the Antebellum South.

2025年1月15日 · 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, manufacturing, and America’s industrial landscape.