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 ... in light of the new patent laws. In the end, he didn’t make ...

Although Whitney's cotton gin had a huge impact on society and commerce, he lost a large number of profits in litigation over patent infringement. Tech got in the way. Invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney, ...

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 ...

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

A small plaque now sits in front of a classic white farmhouse in a quiet residential neighborhood on Eli ... gin was officially created, which made harvesting cotton easier and much faster ...

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 ...