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The Cotton Gin
The Inventor

Born Decmber 8,1765
Westborough MA
Died January 8,1825
New Haven CT
Age:59 years old
Cause: Prostate Cancer
Education
Eli attended Leicester Academy and then later Yale College 1789-1792


Yale College
Leicester Academy
Eli Whitney
He really didn't invent anything else but he is said to be the father of the mass production method for breakable parts on the musket
Other Inventions

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