Evidence of cotton being grown, spun and woven into cloth can be traced as far back as 3,000 BC in the valleys of the Indus and Nile rivers of Pakistan and Egypt. The invention of the cotton ...

The following inventions are among the most useful improvements lately patented:— COTTON CLEANETt. Tliis invention (by Benjamin Jackman, of Louisville, Ky.) relates to a machine designed to be ...

click image for close-up In October of 1793, Eli Whitney sent a drawing of his new invention, the cotton gin, to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson in application for a patent. Jefferson replied ...

At the same time, the textile industry in Great Britain was exploding, creating enormous international demand for cotton clothing. Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin, which easily ...

Cotton is already a water-intensive crop ... extreme weather events and helping to preserve our food supply. Afara's invention is one of many incredible agricultural developments that are helping ...