Whitney, Eli — born Dec. 8, 1765, Westboro, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 8, 1825, New Haven, Conn. U.S. inventor, engineer, and manufacturer. He is best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin (1793), which led to greatly increased production of the short staple… … Universalium
Whitney, Eli — (1765 1825) Born in Westborough, Massachusetts, the son of a farmer, Whitney graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Yale College in 1792. In 1793, he invented a mechanical device that separated seeds from cotton until his invention, this was an arduous … Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry
Whitney,Eli — Whit·ney (hwĭtʹnē, wĭtʹ ), Eli. 1765 1825. American inventor and manufacturer whose invention of the cotton gin (1793) revolutionized the cotton industry. He also established the first factory to assemble muskets with interchangeable parts,… … Universalium
WHITNEY, ELI — an American inventor, born in Massachusetts; invented the cotton gin, a machine for cleaning seed cotton, and became a manufacturer of firearms, by which he realised a large fortune (1765 1825) … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Eli Whitney — Éli Whitney Pour l’article homonyme, voir Whitney. Eli Whitney Eli Whitney (8 décembre … Wikipédia en Français
Eli whitney — Éli Whitney Pour l’article homonyme, voir Whitney. Eli Whitney Eli Whitney (8 décembre … Wikipédia en Français
Eli Whitney — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Eli Whitney (8 de diciembre de 1765 8 de enero de 1825) fue un inventor y fabricante estadounidense. Inventó la máquina para desgranar el algodón en 1793. Esta máquina era una unidad mecánica que separaba las… … Wikipedia Español
Whitney — Whitney, William Dwight ► Monte del SO de E.U.A., en el estado de California, pico culminante de Sierra Nevada; 4 418 m. * * * (as used in expressions) Morrow, Dwight W(hitney) Whitney, Amos Whitney, Eli Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, John … Enciclopedia Universal
Eli Whitney, Jr. — Infobox Engineer image width = caption = name = Eli Whitney nationality = American birth date = December 8, 1765 birth place = Westborough, Massachusetts death date = January 8, 1825 death place = education = spouse = parents = children =… … Wikipedia
Éli Whitney — Pour l’article homonyme, voir Whitney. Eli Whitney Eli Whitney (8 décembre 1765 – 8 ja … Wikipédia en Français
