CAVALCADE OF AMERICA: THE MAN WHO TOOK A CHANCE--ELI WHITNEY (1952)

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This short film presents the story of Eli Whitney, the notorious inventor of the cotton mill, who also developed the process of interchangeable parts production, which was an important step towards the modern assembly line and the factory system. He used this method to produce 10,000 muskets for the U.S. Army.

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