Eli Whitney
inventor
Biographical information
Born on December 8, 1765, West Borough, MA
Died on January 8, 1825, New Haven, CT
In 1817, Whitney wed Henrietta Edwards . The couple would have several children, with Whitney jr. continuing to work in his father's manufacturing business as an adult. The elder Whitney died on jan. 8 in New Haven, Connecticut
Died on January 8, 1825, New Haven, CT
In 1817, Whitney wed Henrietta Edwards . The couple would have several children, with Whitney jr. continuing to work in his father's manufacturing business as an adult. The elder Whitney died on jan. 8 in New Haven, Connecticut
Inventions created by Eli
Invented interchangeable parts and the cotton gin.
cotton gin
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, allowing for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.
Interchangeable parts
Interchangeable parts are parts that are, for practical purposes, identical. They are made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any assembly of the same type.
Milling machine
Milling is the machining process of using rotary cutters to remove material from a workpiece advancing in a direction at an angle with the axis of the tool.
How did Eli Whitney changed the world?
Facing a shortage of skilled, affordable craftsmen,Whitney built a plan: one of my primary objects is to form the tools so the tools themselves shall fashion the work. Create tools to ease the skill required of workers. Drive tools by water. Organize work so that a man need master the fashioning of but a few parts. Whitney’s factory will produce a strategy of working that will shape 19th century America. It is a change in organization and process that will lead to vast material changes.