click image for close-up In October of 1793, Eli Whitney sent a drawing of his new invention, the cotton gin, to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson in application for a patent. Jefferson replied ...

If you went to elementary school in the United States, you no doubt learned about Eli Whitney’s cotton gin as an example of how the industrial revolution took previously manual processes and ...

I love Eli Whitney Sr. In the United States, sextant-grown upland cotton was a profitable crop that helped to strengthen slavery's economic foundations. Although Whitney's cotton gin had a huge impact ...

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 ...

Old master gin and bale his own cotton. That old press had them long arms a-sticking down what they hitch horses to and make them go ‘round and ‘round and press the bale.” – Ann Hawthorne Eli Whitney ...

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In early November, Air New Zealand said it could see an impact on its services for up to two years due to Pratt & Whitney’s engine issues. In a report made by Reuters, Air New Zealand said it ...

If you went to elementary school in the United States, you no doubt learned about Eli Whitney’s cotton gin as an example of how the industrial revolution took previously manual processes and ...