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Eli Whitney

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Noun1.Eli Whitney - United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)Eli Whitney - United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
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She chose the name because Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.
2-year-old Sturbridge boy dies in accident by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
In 1966 he published research that disputed the previously accepted view that Eli Whitney conceived and brought to fruition using interchangeable parts to make muskets.
Edwin A. Battison, founder of the American Precision Museum, at 93 in ... by Metalworking Insiders' Report
The book includes 15 biographical sketches of key players like Eli Whitney, John Fitch, and George Stephenson, and 21 primary source documents such as government reports, literary pieces, and period journal articles.
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