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Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney was an American inventor, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer. He is best remembered for inventing the cotton gin, an automated machine that separates the cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fiber.
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What was the effect of Eli Whitneys invention of the cotton gin?
When Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, it made it possible to grow short staple cotton throughout the southern part of the United States. Cotton replaced linen as the material to wear in the summer. Since cotton required a long growing season, it became a major crop for the South. Since it was labor intensive, slaves were the preferred source of labor. Since it required so much water, the South was one of the few places on earth where it could be grown in commercial quantities. As a result, slave owners considered slaves necessary. Thus, it maintained the institution of slavery. (It would be around 1900 before a commercially successful cotton picking machine would be created.)
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What country first used electricity?
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Why did the Industrial Revolution cotton gin fail?
The cotton gin did not fail. It worked too well.
This brilliant invention by a young student on his first visit to the South turned cotton into America's biggest export, earned huge wealth for the planters and caused the arrogant attitudes that led to the breakaway Confederacy and the Civil War.
It also created a need for more and better textile machinery to make cotton cloth, sparking inventions in many countries and advancing the Industrial Revolution.
Why had slavery been on the decline before the invention of the cotton gin?
After the American Revolution prices went down on tabacco, rice, and indigo. Less slavery was necessary because the farmers were not making a profit off their crops.
How did the cotton gin affect the economy?
It affected the economy by helping make the slaves job much easier than before.Because before the cotton gin was invented they had to take out the seeds from each ball of cotton.Along with this, the cotton Gin increased labor making it easier in the south.Also the south would sell to the northern factories cotton(raw material) and make profits.Eventually the south became a monoply for cotton"king cotton" selling it to Britain which bought from the U.S highly.:) AP history for ya
How many degrees did Eli Whitney graduate college with?
Just one. Whitney did graduate Yale phi bet kappa, but that was the end of his formal education.
What did slave owners use cotton for?
To make U.S. Dollars out of it mostly that is why they was welling to kill not only because they hated the people they made slaves but they love the power they had when they know that money was gone be made of cotton. cotton was and is like gold.
To sell and/or make clothes
Did the cotton gin have a patent?
Yes, Eli Whitney did get a patent for it in 1794. I enclose a link to the National Archives, which tells the story of how (and why) he got it, and shows a photocopy of his original correspondence.
How do I get a transcript from Eli Whitney vocational high school brooklyn ny?
Did a transcript request to Harry Van Arsdale School, but make sure you state that you attended Eli Whitney and the years attended.
Did Eli Whitney receive an award?
No. Awards were not given out like they are today. His cotton gin invention was copied because it was so simple to make and he didn't make any money from it. He went to court to protect his patent but the costs of court and other reasons deprived him of his profits. In 1789 he was granted a government contract to make 10,000 muskets using his new process of interchangeable parts. Although the concept of interchangeable parts wasn't new and didn't come in use until the machine tool industry was developed his factory at Mill Rock was the first to use the process. This time he did make money on his invention. When he finally died in 1825 he was a wealthy man and his firm was passed to his son. Eventually, this became the Winchester Arms Company.
Eli Whitney was the American inventor of the cotton gin. His children's names were Francis Edwards, Elizabeth Fay, Eli Jr. and Susan Edwards.
What are all the inventions of Eli Whitney?
Eli Whitney had been fascinated with improving industrial processes from a very early age, and he eventually dedicated his life to improving the productivity of the American workforce. Some of his most notable inventions include:
- The Cotton Gin - likely his most famous invention, and the only one for which he received a patent. Whitney is said to have solved the problem of the laborious harvesting of "green seed" cotton within ten days of learning it existed. There is some contention over who exactly suggested the wire brush portion of the machine that ultimately made it succeed, but it's generally accepted that his overall design and marketing thereof is what changed the cotton industry forever.
- Nail Making Machine - Whitney's first invention. He devised this while working as a blacksmith sometime in the late 1700s.
- Milling Machine - Whitney cannot necessarily receive full credit for this invention, as a few of his conemporaries were working on similar machines at the same time. However, it is generally accepted that Whitney is responsible for helping develop the earliest of "modern" milling machines.
- Interchangeable Parts - another invention not entirely of Whitney's design, interchangeable parts have origins dating back as far as the Punic Wars in the 3rd century BC. It was Whitney, however, who developed and popularized this idea in the new industrial era. He earned a government contract for 10,000 flint-lock muskets utilizing this revolutinary method.
- Prototype gun locks - Whitney is also responsible for some early gun locking mechanisms, although this is another idea that was likely being developed by many different men at once.
After his cotton gin was pirated and his faith in patent system all but destroyed following over a decade of legal battles centered on this theft, Whitney never patented another invention. It is certain that he contributed many innovations to manufacturing since then, and he is generally well-remembered as a fair leader genuinely concerned about the productivity and well-being of the average worker. Indeed, some of his inventions helped create thousands of jobs in production where demand simply did not exist before.
Of course, as with all famous historical figures, there is a certain level of contention over exactly how successful Whitney was and how many idea attributed to him alone deserve to be credited to others, as well. But, that doesn't change the fact that he did contribute to the Industrial Age in many ways.
Cotton gin and musket maker
Did Eli Whitney make the violin?
No Eli Whitney did not invent the violin, but Eli Whitney did make his own violin when he was 12 years old.
Causes and effects of Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin What was it and what did it end up doing?
The cotton gin made it easier to separate the seeds out of cotton. But because it was so efficient, more slaves were needed to keep up with the demands in the factories.
What was the intended goal of the cotton gin in regards to slavery?
The cotton gin was supposed to help abolish slavery because it takes less people when you have machines. However, with the ability to "shuck" cotton more quickly came the desire for more land for cotton. Unfortunately, slave labor was still needed to pick the cotton, which was now far more abundant, and so there was a sharp increase in slavery following the cotton gin.
What was the importance of cotton gin?
It made the process of separating seeds from the cotton faster.
Because it made slavery more profitable, they could extract the seed or whatever 50x faster than a man could by hand. Eli Whitney invented it, and he also invented interchangeable-ness in guns.
The cotton gin made it possible to farm short staple cotton in the southern part of the United States.
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He's also a man that when given facts in a post chooses to simply delete the post because he knows he's been shown that he is wrong. If you wish to be brainwashed by a man who actually doesn't know answers, then feel free to do so.
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"Brother Dave says:
November 17, 2010 at 5:23 am
Think about this; when did man realize the earth was round? First it has been proved that the first account of the earth being round was Eratosthenes of Cyrene (Ancient Greek: Ἐρατοσθένης, IPA: [eratostʰénɛːs]; English: /ɛrəˈtɒsθəniːz/; c. 276 BC[1] - c. 195 BC[2]) was a Greek mathematician, elegiac poet, athlete, geographer, astronomer, and music theorist.
However, Isaiah in the bible as inspired by the word of God wrote this:
Isaiah 40:22 (King James Version)
22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
When did he live?
Isaiah the prophet lived in Jerusalem which was the chief area of his ministry. He wrote the Book of Isaiah over a period of time during this ministry. This time period is recorded as being during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah. That is between c. 740 BC until c.700 BC.
If you've gotten confused, remember the bigger number 740 is 450 years earlier than the greek Eratosthenes.
There are many scientific realities we now know as fact, but were all written in the bible first"
Here's the response that was deleted:
RE Your misinterpretation of Isaiah 40:22 (King James Version)
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Isaiah 40:22 says "circle" not "ball" or "sphere".
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The belief was that the earth was a circle, as stated in Isiah, and that the heavens were a tent over the circle. This was a fairly common belief. Man could see the sun was a circle, and he could see that the moon was a circle and the stars in the sky appeared to be circles. Therefore, belief of the earth also being a circle was well founded by simple observation. Sumerians themselves believed that the universe itself consisted of a flat disk enclosed by a tin dome while Isaiah's peoples believed that the earth was a flat circle with a tent of the heavens over it. It's even stated in the verse that you reference when it states that the earth is covered as a tent to dwell in.
You must also realize that the Hebrew word "gh" means "circle" and that the Hebrew word for "sphere" is "rwd".
The word "rwd" is atually translated In Isaiah 22:18 as "ball" where it states "He will surely violently turn and toss thee [like] a ball into a large country:"
Obviously, the quote you referenced should have used "rwd" if he actually meant the earth was a ball and not simply a flat circle. Even the LXX translators understood "gh" meant circle because if they understood it to mean "sphere" they would have used the Greek word sfairoeides and they didn't.
You also state:
There are many scientific realities we now know as fact, but were all written in the bible first.
Here's a few scientific realities that are in the bible:
Proverbs 6:6-8, ants have no commander, no ruler and no overseer! This is absurdly false, because ants live in colonies and ranks of rulership and authority. And they have a queen.
Leviticus 11:6 "The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you." Rabbits, are lagomorphs, not ruminants; they do not chew the cud.
John 12:24 "I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds." That is scientifically false. The dead seed does not produce new seeds.
Genesis 1:16, GOD Almighty created two lamps, the sun and the moon, each giving an independent light to earth. The Hebrew says "two lamps", meaning each giving off its independent light. Guess we shouldn't believe that the moon simply reflects the Sun's light.
Here are some more "Biblical Scientific Realities"
Bats are birds.
Insects have four legs.
Snakes and donkeys can talk.
Light existed before a light source existed.
The Sun and moon both stood still
Not only does this imply that the Sun orbits the Earth, but even if it happened as described and the earth stopped moving to give the appearance of the Sun standing still, the gravitational effects would be devastating. Funny that there is no record of such an incredible celestial event in the records of all the other civilizations that were present at the same time.
I'll continue to believe that insects don't have four legs, that the earth isn't flat, that the sun and moon never stood still. snakes and donkeys can't talk and that bats aren't birds. Meanwhile, you can just go on ignoring facts.
