Maker of Machines: A Story about Eli Whitney
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Eli Whitney's love of inventing and pondering new ideas made him one of America's greatest inventors. Best known for inventing the cotton gin, one of the most important American inventions of the century, he changed cotton production forever. a few years later, Whitney invented machines to make muskets that were identical. the first mass-manufacturing business in the country, his musket factory revolutionized the way Americans made things.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1575056038
ISBN13:9781575056036
Release Date:January 2004
Publisher:Carolrhoda Books
Length:64 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.6" x 8.3"
Age Range:8 to 11 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 6
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