As a child, Whitney once claimed that he was sick so that he could stay home from church. While his family was gone, he took apart and examined his father's watch to see how it worked and then put it back together before they returned.
Essential Facts
Invented the cotton gin
Promoted the use of interchangeable parts
Revolutionized the economy of the South with the cotton gin
Received a contract from the government to manufacture weapons using interchangeable parts
Transformed the technology of the North as factories adopted the use of interchangeable parts in manufacturing
