Eli Whitney

by Catherine A. Welch

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780760789629
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	07/26/2007
Series:	History Maker Bios Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.19(d)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years