Eli Whitney

Born December 8, 1765 in MA

Died 1825

• Inventor and engineer known for inventing the cotton gin, which revolutionized agriculture.

• Encountered many legal problems and tutored children to put himself through college at Yale University.

• Also manufactured muskets using interchangeable parts, which helped usher in the Industrial Revolution.

“I have always believed that I should have had no difficulty in causing my rights to be respected.”