Eli Whitney Born
1765 · Early Modern
Eli Whitney Jr. was born on December 8, 1765, in Westborough, Massachusetts, to Eli Whitney Sr. and Elizabeth Fay. He showed mechanical aptitude from an early age and would later become one of America's most significant inventors, creating the cotton gin in 1793 and pioneering mass production techniques for manufacturing firearms.
Key Figures
Eli WhitneyElizabeth Fay WhitneyEli Whitney Sr.
Locations
Westborough
Topics
antebellum southinventorindustrial revolutioncotton gin
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