Here are some fun facts on Eli Whitney.
• Eli Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts on December 8, 1765.
• He was the eldest child of Eli Whitney Sr and Elizabeth Fay.
• He married Henrietta Edwards in 1817.
• He died of prostate cancer on January 8, 1825 when he was 59 years old.
• He had four children, Eli Whitney III, Frances Edwards Whitney, Elizabeth Fay Whitney and Susan Edwards Whitney.
• He attended Yale University during 1789-1792.
• Mom, Elizabeth Fay, died in 1777 when Eli Whitney was 11 years old.
• Invented interchangeable parts system that could manufacture weapons faster.
• He was credited with inenting the first milling machine in 1818.
• Eli Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts on December 8, 1765.
• He was the eldest child of Eli Whitney Sr and Elizabeth Fay.
• He married Henrietta Edwards in 1817.
• He died of prostate cancer on January 8, 1825 when he was 59 years old.
• He had four children, Eli Whitney III, Frances Edwards Whitney, Elizabeth Fay Whitney and Susan Edwards Whitney.
• He attended Yale University during 1789-1792.
• Mom, Elizabeth Fay, died in 1777 when Eli Whitney was 11 years old.
• Invented interchangeable parts system that could manufacture weapons faster.
• He was credited with inenting the first milling machine in 1818.