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of united states inventions ( β ) , and timeline of united states inventions (after ) . eli whitney ( β ) is best known for inventing the cotton gin in october and patenting it on march , ; [ ] a key invention of the industrial revolution that shaped the economy of the antebellum south . [ ] this article
the patent act of ( stat. ) into law proclaiming that patents were to be authorized for "any useful art, manufacture, engine, machine, or device, or any improvement therein not before known or used". [ ] on july , , samuel hopkins of pittsford, vermont became the first person in the united states to...
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