Biography Project- Eli Whitney Nathanael Wise Eli Whitney •“Whitney was born December, 8 1765 in Westborough, Massachusetts” Eli Whitney • Carlson 295 Eli Whitney •Whitney attended Yale University in 1789 Eli Whitney •“ In 1792 Whitney went to Savannah, Georgia to teach and study law” Eli Whitney •He made the first Cotton Gin in 1892 • Hurt 295 •Two years later he perfected the Cotton Gin in 1894 •But he couldn’t make Cotton Gin fast enough • Hurt 295