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It was invented by a young genius called Eli Whitney on his first visit to the South.

In Georgia, he heard a lot of farmers complaining about the slow process of separating the lint from the seed in short-staple cotton. This problem intrigued him, and he declared that there must be a solution.

Almost overnight he came back with a set of wire 'claws' that could be rotated with a handle. This greatly speeded-up the process, and it revolutionised the cotton industry.

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