Children's Nonfiction Science & Technology
Maker of Machines
A Story about Eli Whitney
- Publisher
- Lerner Publishing Group
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2004
- Category
- Science & Technology
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 14
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 8
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781575056340
- Publish Date
- Jan 2004
- List Price
- $11.99
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Description
Eli Whitney’s love of inventing and pondering new ideas made him one of America’s greatest inventors. Best known for inventing the cotton gin, one of the most important American inventions of the century, he changed cotton production forever. A few years later, Whitney invented machines to make muskets that were identical. The first mass-manufacturing business in the country, his musket factory revolutionized the way Americans made things.
About the authors
Barbara Mitchell is an author, speaker, and human resources consultant. She is the coauthor of The Big Book of HR, The Essential Workplace Conflict Handbook, The Conflict Resolution Phrase Book, and The Essential HR Handbook. Most of her HR career was spent with Marriott International. Barbara is managing partner of The Mitchell Group and an innovative career transition coach.
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