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Mar 28, 2024 · Cotton gin, machine for cleaning cotton of its seeds, invented in the United States by Eli Whitney in 1793. It is credited with fixing cotton cultivation, virtually to the exclusion of other crops, in the U.S. South and so institutionalizing slavery.
Eli Whitney. Cotton Gin. Inducted in 1974. Born Dec. 8, 1765 - Died Jan. 8, 1825. American inventor, pioneer, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer Eli Whitney is best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin.
Dec 16, 2021 · Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin. As Eli Whitney left New England and headed South in 1792, he had no idea that he would patent a machine that would profoundly alter the course of American history. While in the South, Whitney quickly learned that Southern plantation owners were eager for a way to make cotton growing profitable.
