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Essay Archive - Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney
Historians believe that one of the greatest pioneers in the birth of
automation, American inventor, pioneer, mechanical engineer, and
manufacturer Eli Whitney. Best remembered as the inventor of the cotton
gin. He made his first violin when he was only 12. Eli started college
when he was 23, in 1788. He left for Georgia and got his first look at
cotton business. He graduated from Yale in 1792, and went to Savannah,
Georgia to teach and study law. After he graduated he went south to tutor
the children of a wealthy plantation owner. He taught school for five
years....
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