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

Eli Whitney Lesson plan about Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin. www.archives.gov/../../cotton_gin_patent/cotton_gin_patent.html

Eli Whitney The life of Eli Whitney is examined, with particular attention to his invention of the cotton gin. www.eliwhitney.org/inventor.htm

Eli Whitney Biographical information from the Connecticut Humanities Council. www.ctheritage.org/encyclopedia/ct1763_1818/whitney.htm

Eli Whitney Brief overview, from Encyclopedia.com. www.encyclopedia.com/html/w/whitnye1.asp