If you went to elementary school in the United States, you no doubt learned about Eli Whitney’s cotton gin as an example ... famous for his labor-saving invention. He would go on to pioneer ...

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 ...

Tech got in the way. Invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney, the cotton gin became an important part of colonial life. The crop we had been cultivating for years suddenly became profitable. Between that time ...

After his death, Eli Whitney was described as "one of the most distinguished men who our country as produced." ...

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 ...

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 ...

A small plaque now sits in front of a classic white farmhouse in a quiet residential neighborhood on Eli Whitney Street ... With the invention of the cotton gin, harvesting the product became ...