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The Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney - http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/cotton_gin.htm
A brief biography of Eli Whitney and background information on the cotton gin. Includes original patents. |
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The Invention Dimension: Eli Whitney - http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/whitney.html
Biography explores how Whitney's best-known invention transformed the economies of the antebellum North and South. |
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Eli Whitney: Cotton Gin - http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/152.html
Short profile and sketch. |
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He Can Make Anything - http://www.eliwhitney.org/inventor.htm
Illustrated biography from the Eli Whitney Museum tells how the cotton gin changed the face of the north. |
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Encarta: Whitney, Eli - http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761563164/Whitney_Eli.html
Article provides a brief overview of Whitney's life and accomplishments. |