Feb 4, 2010 · In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of …

Feb 13, 2025 · 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 …

May 10, 2022 · Designed to separate cotton fiber from seed, Whitney's cotton gin, for which he received a patent on March 14, 1794, introduced a new, profitable technology to agricultural …

A modern mechanical cotton gin was created by American inventor Eli Whitney in 1793 and patented in 1794. Whitney's gin used a combination of a wire screen and small wire hooks to …

Dec 16, 2021 · Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin in 1794 (his idea was based on earlier gins and also on ideas from other people, including Greene and enslaved laborers; some say …

Jul 8, 2019 · The cotton gin, patented by American-born born inventor Eli Whitney in 1794, revolutionized the cotton industry by greatly speeding up the tedious process of removing …

Mar 14, 2024 · On this day in 1794, young inventor Eli Whitney had his U.S. patent for the cotton gin approved, an invention that would have a great impact on social and economic conditions …

On this day in 1794, Westborough native Eli Whitney applied for a patent on the cotton gin. Raised on a farm in Massachusetts, he invented a machine that made growing cotton so …

Mar 14, 2019 · Today in 1794, Eli Whitney, one of Connecticut's most influential inventors, received a patent for the Cotton Gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by …

Jan 15, 2025 · His cotton gin used a series of wire teeth on a rotating cylinder to pull cotton through small slots, effectively separating the seeds from the fiber much more efficiently than …