The year is 1793 and one of the best inventions possibly in all of American history has just been created. This machine allows for farmers to separate cotton seeds from the cotton with ease and without having to do it by hand. This wonderful machine is called to cotton gin and the model consisted of a wooden cylinder surrounded by rows of spikes, which pulled the lint through the bars of a grid The grids were closely spaced, preventing the seeds from passing through. Loose cotton was pushed aside to prevent the machine from jamming. Who invented such a useful machine? Eli Whitney of Hamden, Connecticut is the man. The cotton gin was created to boost productivity in the cotton industry and allow for more profit. How might is help America as
