- Name: Eli Whitney
- Died: 01/08/1825
- Born: December 8, 1765
Eli Whitney (December 8, 1765? January 8, 1825) was an American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin, one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of the Antebellum South.
Birth Place: Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Death Place: New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Source: Wikipedia
