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Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney 1765-1825, American inventor of the cotton gin , b. Westboro, Mass., grad. Yale, 1792. When he was staying as tutor at Mulberry Grove, the plantation of Mrs. Nathanael Greene, Whitney was encouraged by Mrs. Greene and visiting cotton planters to try to find some device by which the fib... Read more
Elie Nadelman
Elie Nadelman , 1882-1946, Polish-American sculptor, b. Warsaw. He spent some time in Paris and is said to have influenced Picasso. Before he settled (1914) in the United States his work was exhibited in New York City at the Armory Show in 1913. His gracefully rounded sculptures, most often in woo... Read more
Hamden
Hamden town (1990 pop. 52,434), New Haven co., S Conn.; inc. 1786. The town, settled c.1638, was named for John Hampden , the English Puritan. A residential and manufacturing suburb of New Haven, of which it was once a part, Hamden makes machinery, electrical and computer products, metal goods, wi... Read more
cotton gin
cotton gin machine for separating cotton fibers from the seeds. The charkha, used in India from antiquity, consists of two revolving wooden rollers through which the fibers are drawn, leaving the seeds. A similar gin was early used in the S United States for long-staple cotton. In the modern roller... Read more
New Haven
New Haven city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many manufactures, and the city serve... Read more
production
production in economics, all those activities that have to do with the creation of commodities, by imparting to raw materials utility, added value, or the ability to satisfy human wants. The farmer who grows wheat, the miller who grinds the wheat into flour, and the baker who transforms flour into ... Read more
agriculture
agriculture science and practice of producing crops and livestock from the natural resources of the earth. The primary aim of agriculture is to cause the land to produce more abundantly and at the same time to protect it from deterioration and misuse. The diverse branches of modern agriculture incl... Read more
Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution term usually applied to the social and economic changes that mark the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society relying on complex machinery rather than tools. It is used historically to refer primarily to the period in British... Read more
Connecticut
Connecticut , southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound (S), and New York (W). Facts and Figures Area, 5,009 sq mi (12,973 sq km). Pop. (2000) 3,405,565, a 3.6% increase since the 1990 census... Read more
Georgia
Georgia jôr´je , state in the SE United States, the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be founded. It is bordered by Florida (S), Alabama (W), Tennessee and North Carolina (N), and South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Facts and Figures Area, 58,876 sq mi (152,489 sq km).... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to " Eli Whitney"

Eli Whitney
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Eli Whitney The American inventor and manufacturer Eli Whitney (1765-1825) perfected the cotton gin. He...of the American system of manufactures. Eli Whitney was born in Westboro, Mass., on Dec. 8... Read more
Whitney, Eli
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Whitney, Eli (1765–1825), inventor and arms manufacturer.Born in Westboro, Massachusetts, the eldest son of farmer Eli Whitney and Elizabeth Fay Whitney, Eli Whitney demonstrated mechanical talent earlier than scholarship... Read more
Cotton Gin
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History COTTON GIN American inventor Eli Whitney (1765 – 1825) is credited with developing...dates back to ancient India (300 b.c.). But Whitney's gin would prove to be far superior. In 1792 Whitney, who had recently graduated from Yale University... Read more
Catherine Littlefield Greene
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1755-1814) is credited with aiding Eli Whitney in his invention of the cotton...Gin?" While most would answer "Eli Whitney," this answer may not be correct...contention that it was not, in fact, Whitney who invented the machine. The person... Read more
mass production
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...production Manufacture of goods in large quantities by standardizing parts, techniques and machinery. American inventor Eli Whitney introduced mass production in 1798 to produce weapons. The assembly line, a conveyor belt carrying the work through... Read more
cotton gin
Book article from: World Encyclopedia cotton gin Machine for separating cotton lint from seeds, a task previously done by hand. The gin, patented in 1794 by Eli Whitney, could clean more than 20kg (50lb) per day. It contributed to the prosperity of US cotton plantations and to the industrialization of the textile industry. Read more
King Cotton
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...by hand. In 1793 American inventor Eli Whitney (1765 – 1825) introduced the...fiber in one day than a human. Though Whitney patented the machine in 1794, imitations...nation's cotton industry. Just before Whitney developed the gin another inventor... Read more
Westborough
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...which is largely residential, has tool and die making and produces electronic components, pharmaceuticals, computer software and networks systems, and other products. The birthplace of Eli Whitney , the inventor of the cotton gin, is preserved. Read more
American System of Manufactures
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...parts. The earliest practitioners of the American System were small arms manufacturers. It was earlier thought that Eli Whitney, who designed the cotton gin, was responsible for the innovation regarding the interchangeability of parts in small... Read more
Hamden
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...building materials, fabricated metals, and rolled steel. The town's industrial development dates back to 1798, when Eli Whitney set up an arms factory using techniques of mass production. A plaque marks the site. Hamden also has many early mill... Read more

Dictionary entries related to " Eli Whitney"

Cotton Gin
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...had to be ginned by hand. In 1792 Eli Whitney, a Yale graduate then tutoring...to his invention. Nevertheless, Eli Whitney was granted a patent on 14 March...Jeannette Mirskey. The World of Eli Whitney. New York: MacMillan, 1952. Grace... Read more
Ordnance
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...U.S. Army Ordnance Department to operate them. A major achievement during this early period was the introduction by Eli Whitney of interchangeable parts for mass-produced firearms. In the nineteenth century five more arsenals were added to satisfy... Read more
Assembly Line
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the Americans Oliver Evans and Eli Whitney and the Frenchman Gaspard Monge...known for creating the cotton gin, Eli Whitney also contributed to the development...invention of interchangeable parts. Whitney created machine tools that could... Read more
Consumerism
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...manufacturing. By 1798, thanks to the brainchild of Eli Whitney, that element was taking hold. Whitney, best known for creating the cotton gin (which...developed the idea of interchangeable parts. Whitney realized that artisans could speed their work... Read more
Cotton
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...by hand, a time-consuming process that even prevailing high prices could not support. This all changed in 1793 when Eli Whitney invented his cotton gin, a device that quickly and cheaply separated the seeds from the staple. The new invention allowed... Read more
Mass Production
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the American System of manufacturing. In the nineteenth century, the nation witnessed the rise of innovators such as Eli Whitney, Samuel Colt, and Cyrus McCormick. These leaders were committed to interchangeability and mechanized production. By... Read more
Cotton Kingdom
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...nineteenth century due to slow and unprofitable methods employed by the farmers. In 1793 that changed with the invention of Eli Whitney's cotton gin. The gin made mass cotton production in the South feasible and helped to institutionalize slavery in the... Read more
Industrial Research
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...constituted a significant departure from an earlier period when innovation was largely the work of independent inventors like Eli Whitney (the cotton gin), Samuel Morse (telegraph), Charles Goodyear (vulcanization of rubber), and Cyrus McCormick (the reaper... Read more
Automobile Industry
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...falling apart and do practical work. The other important American in the history of the automobile from Evans's day was Eli Whitney of Connecticut. He developed the concept of interchangeable parts and showed that the concept could be put to practical... Read more

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Improved ginning for better cotton.
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 12/1/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...a lot since March 14, 1794, when Eli Whitney won a patent for a new invention...cotton the king of U.S. crops. Before Whitney's invention, only a slick-seeded...varieties. By today's standards, Whitney's invention was a crude machine... Read more
Tell me in my ear, teacher: tales from an inner-city school.
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 4/21/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...City in the fall of 1962. I was assigned to Eli Whitney Vocational High School, now defunct. Whitney was, in the parlance of the time, a ghetto...application. I could imagine him holding out at Whitney for about ten years, at the most. The pupils... Read more
Music freight delivers ... savings: a new firm that specializes in music products shipping offers its clients "a healthier bottom line.".(BEHIND THE SCENES)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 10/1/2006; 700+ words ; AT LEAST SINCE ELI WHITNEY and Henry Ford, business owners have sought to make their operations ever leaner, eliminating administrative layers and ensuring... Read more
Ariens Company.(In other news)
Magazine article from: Outdoor Power Equipment; 6/1/2007; 88 words ; The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) presented Dan Ariens, president of Ariens Company, with the Eli Whitney Productivity Award for his distinguished accomplishments in improving capability within the broad concept of orderly production... Read more
Secret life of a legendary inventor. (Gilbert Hyatt, inventor of the microprocessor)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 10/29/1990; ; 700+ words ; Secret life of a legendary inventor Don't you hate getting hung out to dry? Remember Eli Whitney. Others stole and copy-catted his cotton gin's operating principle. Powerful interests fought him over royalties. Although granted... Read more
Man arraigned in car crash that hurt 3.(LOCAL NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 6/16/2009; 247 words ; ...Priyanka Dayal WESTBORO - A local man who police say was driving drunk and speeding when he crashed his pickup truck on Eli Whitney Street was arraigned on criminal charges yesterday. The early-morning crash on June 7 left the driver, Ryan O'Connor... Read more
So you want to be an inventor? Invention award winner.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Children's Digest; 1/1/2003; ; 99 words ; You might be the next Cyrus McCormick, Alexander, Graham Bell, Charles Goodyear, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Eli Whitney, or Johannes Gutenberg. Do you know these inventors and their inventions? So You Want to Be An Inventor is inspiring, witty, and... Read more
Limit and safety switches: interchangeable components make choices nearly ... unlimited.(Five Star Product Of The Month)
Magazine article from: Designfax; 5/1/2004; ; 480 words ; ...source--James Watt's steam engine--and the introduction of interchangeable parts. The latter innovation, invented by Eli Whitney when he contracted to manufacture musket components, in turn led to mass production, easily replaced parts in a given... Read more
Designs on Manufacturing: keeping the manufacturing process in mind when designing medical devices saves companies time and money.(FEATURE: Design Services)(Cover story)
Magazine article from: Medical Product Outsourcing; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...musket could not fit into another. Eli Whitney changed that. At the turn of the...system in France) eventually helped Whitney produce thousands of muskets with...1812. Historians have written that Whitney spent the rest of his life publicizing... Read more
Mayhap punctuation took root in the punch bowl.(INSIGHT)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 3/11/2007; 517 words ; ...a few others, I've long since forgotten most of them. They've become a kind of blur in my memory over the years. Did Eli Whitney invent the spinning jenny or the cotton gin? What is a spinning jenny anyway? And when did they decide to replace the... Read more