Regency Inventors that Changed the World: Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney was American very true but he patented the cotton gin almost during the extended Regency Era (1795-1837). And his invention didn't just change America (though it did) but the world. Imagine where we wouldn't be without the cotton gin or the mass produced musket rifle (in 1798)?

March 14, 1792--Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin (what's the etymology of gin here? Anyone know?)

Eli Whitney left Massachusetts for Georgia and a new job. He wanted to be a lawyer but there were those pes...