Eli Whitney

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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a video on the monitor.) Spiked teeth pull cotton fibers through ametal plate with slots, built too small to permit seeds to pass through in the 1794 invention of this man Eli Whitney $400 J INVENTION & INNOVATION 2016-09-26 #7366
The National Inventors Hall of Fame said his work "brought the South prosperity", but he was out of business within 5 years Eli Whitney FJ INVENTORS 2012-05-18 #6380
In 1798 this cotton gin inventor began using a system of interchangeable parts to make muskets for the U.S. government Eli Whitney $600 J INVENTORS & INVENTIONS 2006-10-06 #5075
In 1812 the U.S. Congress denied his petition for the renewal of his patent for the cotton gin Eli Whitney $400 DJ INVENTORS & INVENTIONS 2000-07-14 #3670
He and Phineas Miller received a cotton gin patent in 1794, but it didn't get court protection until 1807 Eli Whitney $200 J INVENTORS & INVENTIONS 2000-03-30 #3594
It's said he added a wire comb to his cotton gin at the suggestion of Catherine Greene, a widow Eli Whitney $200 J INVENTORS & INVENTIONS 1997-05-28 #2948
In 1812 Congress denied his patent renewal for the cotton gin Eli Whitney $200 J INVENTORS 1997-02-21 #2880
He held a 1794 patent for a device he invented in just 10 days, for cleaning greenseed cotton Eli Whitney $200 J INVENTIONS 1996-11-26 #2817
While fighting for his patent for the cotton gin, he made arms for the U.S. government Eli Whitney $600 DJ INVENTORS 1996-01-25 #2629
There already was a machine to remove the seeds of coastal cotton; he invented one for inland cotton Eli Whitney $200 DJ INVENTORS 1991-06-27 #1589
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