History buffs take note: an early working model of one of the most important inventions of the 19th century, Eli Whitney’s cotton gin, will be auctioned next week in Dallas at Heritage Auctions. As ...

Human ingenuity often has a ripple effect on our lives and our politics, and a perfect example is Eli Whitney's ingenious invention, the cotton "engine" (subsequently shortened to "gin"), which he ...

Human ingenuity often has a ripple effect on our lives and our politics, and a perfect example is Westboro native Eli Whitney’s ingenious invention, the cotton “engine” (subsequently shortened to “gin ...

click image for close-up In October of 1793, Eli Whitney sent a drawing of his new invention, the cotton gin, to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson in application for a patent. Jefferson replied on ...

On this day in 1793, young inventor Eli Whitney had his U.S. patent for the cotton gin approved, an invention that would definitely have an impact on social and economic conditions that led to the ...

Why is Whitney So Important? Next on our list of Top Ten Patent Wars is not the one that most patent historians think of, the so-called “Sewing Machine” Wars of the 1850s-1860s, which is intriguing ...

WESTBOROUGH — Over the last 200 years or so, a great many inventions have come from Central Massachusetts. The monkey wrench, Valentine's Day card, birth control pill and even Tupperware were all born ...

Today marks Eli Whitney’s 251st birthday. Although he’s known for a famous invention that completely transformed the economy of the south, Whitney’s roots are in Massachusetts. He was born in ...

Westborough is forming a committee to review whether the town should change its official seal, an emblem that currently features Eli Whitney’s cotton gin. Whitney, who was born in Westborough in 1765 ...