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  2. Eli Whitney - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Cotton gin - Wikipedia

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    Eli Whitney (1765–1825) applied for a patent of his cotton gin on October 28, 1793; the patent was granted on March 14, 1794, but was not validated until 1807. Whitney's patent was assigned patent number 72X. [18] There is slight controversy over whether the idea of the modern cotton gin and its constituent elements are correctly attributed ...

  4. Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) - Wikipedia

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    In 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin and later received a patent on March 14, 1794. [31] Whitney's cotton gin could have possibly ignited a revolution in the cotton industry and the rise of "King Cotton" as the main cash crop in the South. However, it never made him rich.

  5. Portal:Clothing/Selected biography/7 - Wikipedia

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    Eli Whitney (December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825) was an American inventor best known as the inventor of the cotton gin. This was one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of the antebellum South. Whitney's invention made short staple cotton into a profitable crop, which strengthened the economic foundation ...

  6. Technological and industrial history of the United States

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    The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney, revolutionized slave-based agriculture in the Southern United States. The technological and industrial history of the United States describes the emergence of the United States as one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world in the 19th and 20th centuries.

  7. Whitney family - Wikipedia

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    Until the mid-20th century, successive generations of the Whitney family had a significant impact on American history. Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793 enabled cotton seeds to be removed 50 times faster, a breakthrough which led the country to become home to 75% of the world's cotton supply. [3]

  8. “Created His Own Church”: 30 Of The Biggest “Go To Hell ...

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    Not the biggest but still a great "F**k you" was delivered by Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin. His invention was copied all over the South and 20 years of lawsuits all failed in the ...

  9. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    After 500: Charkha (spinning wheel/cotton gin) invented in India ... 1793: Eli Whitney invents the modern cotton gin. 1795: Joseph Bramah invents the hydraulic press.