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Invented to speed up cotton production, who invented the “Cotton gin”?

Retry Correct Incorrect The cotton gin, short for cotton engine, was patented by Eli Whitney. Whitney’s machine sped up cotton production. At the time, it was a revolutionary invention for those who worked in the fields.

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Invented to speed up cotton production, who invented the “Cotton gin”?

• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Nikola Tesla
• Eli Whitney