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Coat of Arms of Eli Whitney. Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts, on December 8, 1765, the eldest child of Eli Whitney Sr., a prosperous farmer, and his wife Elizabeth Fay, also of Westborough. The younger Eli was famous during his lifetime and after his death by the name "Eli Whitney", though he was technically Eli Whitney Jr.
Eli Whitney Blake Jr. (April 20, 1836 – October 1, 1895) was an American scientist. His father and namesake was an inventor and partner of the Blake Brothers manufacturing firm. The origin of the name Eli Whitney comes from Blake senior's uncle Eli Whitney, who changed the face of the cotton industry with the invention of the cotton gin. [1]
The Model 1795 was the first musket to be produced in the United States by Eli Whitney at both the Springfield and Harpers Ferry U.S. armories. It was based heavily on the Charleville Model 1763/66 which had been imported in large numbers from the French during the American Revolution and which at the time comprised the largest number of ...
He was the son of Elihu Blake and Elizabeth Fay (née Whitney) Blake. His older brother, also named Elihu Blake, was the father of William Phipps Blake. [1] His sister, Maria Georgianna Blake, was married to Archibald Burgess. [2] He was a nephew of Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin. His maternal grandparents were Eli Whitney Sr., a ...
She was a noted supporter of the inventor Eli Whitney. Her "extraordinary activity of mind, and tact in seizing on points, so as to apprehend almost intuitively, distinguished her through life. It enabled her, without apparent mental effort, to apply the instruction conveyed in the books she read, to the practical affairs of life". [1]
The large order allowed Colt to establish a new firearm business. He hired Eli Whitney Blake, who was established in the arms business, to make his guns. [33] Colt used his prototype and Walker's improvements as the basis for a new design. From this new design, known as the Colt Walker, Blake produced the first thousand-piece order. The company ...
Whitney Houston tragically died of an accidental drowning in 2012, but her three brothers — John, Gary and Michael — have kept her memory alive.. The music icon, who was born on Aug. 9, 1963 ...
It is historically notable for its second owner, William Pinto, a member of one of New Haven's leading Jewish families, and for its third occupant, Eli Whitney, who leased the house from Pinto in the later years of his life. [2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] It now houses professional offices.