Question

Inventions and inventors of industrial revolution on cotton

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Eli Whitney is another name synonymous with inventions of the Industrial Revolution. He invented the cotton engine, gin for short, in 1794.

Prior to its introduction into the textile industry, cotton seeds needed to be removed from fibers by hand. This was laborious and time-consuming, to say the least. This machine vastly improved the profitability of cotton for farmers.

The Cotton Gin enabled many more farmers to consider cotton as their main crop. This was especially important for farmers and plantation owners in the Americas.

With the seeds and fibers separated more efficiently it became much easier for farmers to use the fibres to make cotton goods like linen. They could also simultaneously separate seeds for more crop growth or the production of cottonseed oil