| Description |
64 pages ; illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Giants of science |
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Giants of science.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index. |
| Contents |
Bad news -- New nation -- Right man at the right time -- Farm family in Massachusetts -- Young mechanical genius -- Eli goes into business Preparation for college -- Illness and a turning point -- Yale education -- Mulberry Grove -- Ingenious craftsman -- Challenge -- Different kind of cotton -- Whitney invents the cotton gin -- New partnership -- Secret becomes known -- Applying for a patent -- Starting production -- Delays -- Patent is granted -- Business decisions -- Anxious time -- Piracy -- Misfortune strikes -- Planters object -- Increase of slavery -- Unfair verdict -- Turning point -- Government contract -- Arms factory -- Interchangeable parts -- Other inventors -- More delays -- Demonstration -- No more patents -- Fight for patent rights -- End of the cotton gin battles -- Musket contract fulfilled Threat of closure -- Uncertain times -- More threats -- Domestic affairs -- Arms business flourishes -- President pays a visit -- Family at last - Milling machine -- Successful man -- Illness -- Last inventions -- "His country honors his memory" -- Whitney's legacy -- Important dates. |
| Summary |
Surveys the life and accomplishments of American inventor and mechanic Eli Whitney, who is best known for building the cotton gin, a machine to separate cotton fiber from its sticky seeds. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.3 2.0 75466. |
| Subject |
Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825.
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Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
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Inventors.
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| ISBN |
156711461X |
| Standard No. |
9781567114614 |
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