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I think it’s safe to say that the cotton gin did not exist before Eli Whitney.
by mygo 9y ago
I think it’s safe to say that the cotton gin did not exist before Eli Whitney.
- nbulka 9y agoWho invented a table? What even is a table? Or a cotton gin for that matter? A patent? because that sounds awfully like a theory...
- nbulka 9y agoNewton discovered certain patterns that worked. He invented a theory, a way to speak about them. They are indeed an invention, though, because they aren't accurate at very small distances or relatively fast speeds. pun intended.
- Retra 9y agoHe invented a plan for how to build a cotton gin, and that's all anybody needed of him. That was the invention. The rest is just manufacturing.