Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney - HISTORY
2010年2月4日 · 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...
Cotton gin | Definition, Inventor, Impact, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月25日 · Cotton gin, machine for cleaning cotton of its seeds, invented in the United States by Eli Whitney in 1793. It is credited with fixing cotton cultivation, virtually to the exclusion of other crops, in the U.S. South and so institutionalizing slavery.
Cotton gin - Wikipedia
A modern mechanical cotton gin was created by American inventor Eli Whitney in 1793 and patented in 1794. Whitney's gin used a combination of a wire screen and small wire hooks to pull the cotton through, while brushes continuously removed the loose cotton lint to prevent jams.
Eli Whitney - Wikipedia
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]
Eli Whitney | Biography, Inventions, Cotton Gin, Interchangeable …
2024年10月25日 · Eli Whitney’s most famous invention was the cotton gin, which enabled the rapid separation of seeds from cotton fibres. Built in 1793, the machine helped make cotton a profitable export crop in the southern United States and further promoted the use of slavery for cotton cultivation.
Biography of Eli Whitney, Inventor of the Cotton Gin - ThoughtCo
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 …
Eli Whitney - Cotton Gin, Inventions & Definition - Biography
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.
National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
American inventor, pioneer, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer Eli Whitney is best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin.
Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin | National Archives
2021年12月16日 · Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin in 1794 (his idea was based on earlier gins and also on ideas from other people, including Greene and enslaved laborers; some say that these were the rightful inventors of the cotton gin).
Eli Whitney - U.S. National Park Service
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.