Eli+Whitney


 * Eli Whitney**
 * [Image]** []. 9/9/2013. Web.
 * Place of Birth** – Westborough, MA


 * Known for** – He was known for the creation of the cotton gin and for the manufacturing of guns on a manufacturing line. (Mass production and division of labor.)


 * Science explained** – Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which was a machine to separate the cotton from the seeds. The cotton gin had four parts: (1) a hopper to feed the cotton into the gin; (2) a revolving cylinder studded with hundreds of short wire hooks, closely set in ordered lines to match fine grooves cut in (3) a stationary breastwork that strained out the seed while the fiber flowed through; and (4) a clearer, which was a cylinder set with bristles, turning in the opposite direction, that brushed the cotton from the hooks and let it fly off by its own centrifugal force, which means that it’s moving away from a center : acting in a direction away from a center.

1801 - 1806 Whitney headed to South Carolina to profit from cotton gin. Nail Manufacturing 1780 At age 14, Eli operated a profitable nail manufacturing operation in his father’s workshop during the Revolutionary War. 1797 Eli Whitney’s cotton factory had gone out of business because patent infringement lawsuits consumed the profits. 1798 Eli had gotten a contract for making muskets for the war. He delivered 10,000 to 15,000 muskets in 1800. 1807 Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin on March 14, 1794. But it did not get validated until 1807. 1818 Joseph W. Roe credited Eli with the inventing of the milling machine. 1777 Her name was Elizabeth Fay. She died when he was 11 years old. He graduated from Yale College in 1792 Eli attended Yale College- now called Yale University. On 12 Jun 1789. 1817 - 1825 He was married to Henrietta Edwards.
 * Career-**
 * Profit Cotton Gin**
 * Professional Career**
 * Out of Business:**
 * Contract Muskets**
 * Made Cotton Gin**
 * Milling Machine**
 * Personal Events:**
 * Eli's mother died**
 * Graduated**
 * Married**
 * Did you know?** – He made a violin when he was about 12 years old.

References –

"Centrifugal." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2013. []

"Eli Whitney." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2013. Web. 18 Sep. 2013. <[]>.

"Eli Whitney." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2013. Web. 18 Sep. 2013. <[]>.