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Eli Whitney (1765-1825) started school at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut in 1789, graduating at the age of 27. He is known for inventing a machine that could clean cotton of its seed, which revolutionized the cotton industry.

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• Eli Whitney

  http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/cotton-gin-patent/
  Lesson plan about Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin.

• Eli Whitney

  http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Eli_Whitney.aspx
  Brief overview, from Encyclopedia.com.

• Eli Whitney

  http://www.eliwhitney.org/7/museum/about-eli-whitney/inventor
  The life of Eli Whitney is examined, with particular attention to his invention of the cotton gin.

• Eli Whitney, Jr.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Whitney
  Biographical information from Wikipedia.

• Grave of Eli Whitney

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1099
  Photos from the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut.

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