单词 | Whitney |
释义 | Whit·ney (wĭtnē, hwĭt-), Eli 1765-1825. American manufacturer whose invention of the cotton gin (1793) revolutionized the cotton industry. He also established a factory to assemble muskets with interchangeable parts, marking the advent of modern mass production. ![]() 19th-century engraving |
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