USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Contents. In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.

Detailed explanation-2: -While living on the plantation, Whitney witnessed the difficulties of growing short-staple cotton that had to be picked and cleaned by hand. He took the problem as a challenge and designed a cotton “gin” (derived from the word “engine”).

Detailed explanation-3: -In popular mythology, Eli Whitney has been deemed the “father of American technology, ” for two innovations: the cotton gin, and the idea of using interchangeable parts.

Detailed explanation-4: -The modern cotton gin, first patented by Massachusetts native Eli Whitney while in Georgia in 1793, is a simple machine that separates cotton fibers from the seeds.