Every Day Science December 2006
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- ELI WHITNEY. Gariepy, Carole J. // Quilt of America;2002, p13
This article focuses on a Dear Bart quilt block representing to U.S. inventor Eli Whitney. Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin is considered the most important contribution of the 18th century. Some historians consider that invention the single most important event in the course of U.S....
- Eli Whitney's Other Talent. Baida, Peter // American Heritage;May/Jun87, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p22
Focuses on inventor and manufacturer Eli Whitney, who is most remembered for his invention of the cotton gin. How he was also a manufacturer of muskets who received numerous government contracts for his work; View by historians that Whitney was an early master of public relations.
- INVENTING AND SELLING THE AMERICAN SYSTEM: THE DREADFUL PARADOX OF ELI WHITNEY'S COTTON GIN. Bourne, Russell // Invention in America: With Images from the Library of Congress;1996, p35
This section focuses on the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in the U.S. in the late 1700s. Although he was morally affronted by the slavery system that underlay plantation life, Whitney rode into Georgia with the intention of reading law in the state. He discovered that the most...
- Eli Whitney's Revolution. DANIEL ALLOTT // Investors Business Daily;9/9/2014, pA03
By the turn of the 19th century, Eli Whitney's prospects looked dim.
- A COMB FOR COTTON. Lusted, Marcia Amidon // Cobblestone;Jul2009, Vol. 30 Issue 6, p4
The article discusses the invention of the first cotton gin by Eli Whitney.
- Patent for Cotton Gin. // Patent for Cotton Gin (NARA);Jan2011, p1
An image of a patented cotton gin is presented.
- Eli Whitney 1765-1825. Goldman, Phyllis Barkas // Monkeyshines on Great Inventors;1997, p47
Inventor Eli Whitney is known for two very important inventions, the cotton gin and interchangeable parts. After graduating from college, he traveled to Georgia to work as a tutor for the children of a wealthy plantation owner. It was while he was in Georgia that he saw how hard and...
- Web Site Review: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION II. Mandell, Phyllis Levy; Minkel, Walter; Partch, Jackie // School Library Journal;May2002, Vol. 48 Issue 5, p55
Reviews the Web site for the Eli Whitney Museum in Hamden, Connecticut. Way that Whitney is known for inventing the cotton gin.
- Ginning Up History. Giles, Frank // Cotton Grower;Jan2006, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p44
The article discusses the importance of Henry Odgen Holmes in the development of cotton gins and the ginning technique. The known father of ginning technique is Eli Whitney, who patented his ginning machinery in 1794, however, it was Holmes who perfected the method of ginning and the precursor...
