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Eli Whitney

by Catherine A. Welch
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Overview

True or False? Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, a machine for removing seeds from cotton.

False! Eli Whitney was the first person to build a wire-toothed cotton gin. But Eli's gin was not the first machine of its kind.

He made nails to earn money when he was a boy He went to court to protect his wire-toothed cotton gin when others tried to build similar machines.
He started his own musket-making business.

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Book Details

Published
July 26, 2007
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pages
48
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780760789629

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