Who invented the cotton gin? What was its significance?

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gen inc 1794.

Explanation:

The gin improved the separation of the seeds and fibers but the cotton still needed to be picked by hand. The machine helped to boost productivity and increased cotton usage.

Inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by a greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.

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