On June 20, 1793, Eli Whitney, who had graduated from Yale the previous year, wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, requesting a patent for his new invention, the cotton gin. The gin ...

In 1811, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin for separating cotton fibers from seeds. This device was built in 1793 and helped cotton become a profitable export crop in the southern United States, as ...

The gin made cotton profitable which was a boon to the ... although he did make some and became famous for his labor-saving invention. He would go on to pioneer the use of interchangeable parts ...

Instead, a more relevant patent war actually took place about 50 years earlier, when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. At least, through one lens it is more important because Whitney’s ...

Tliis invention (by Benjamin Jackman, of Louisville, Ky.) relates to a machine designed to be attached to or connected with the flue of a cotton gin for the purpose of cleansing the cotton ...

For an even easier version, try this Bramble On cocktail, made with nothing but gin, lemon juice, and raspberry jam. When ...

TANNER, Ala. (WAFF) - A cotton gin in Limestone County turned into a classroom for the day. Fifth graders from Athens and Limestone County schools got the chance to tour a cotton gin in Tanner. It’s a ...

flame-retardant cotton fabric had yet to be invented. Activities like smoking in bed with cotton sheets could be deadly. Many people suffered severe burns and some even died as a result.

The Jenkins invention was called a “phantoscope.” After nearly going broke, he teamed with Thomas Armat and opened what could be considered the world’s first movie theater at the Cotton ...

On June 20, 1793, Eli Whitney, who had graduated from Yale the previous year, wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, requesting a patent for his new invention, the cotton gin. The gin ...