Whitney articles
What concept represented Eli Whitney’s true contribution to the manufacturing revolution?
How did the idea of interchangeable parts fundamentally break from centuries of artisanal production?
What was the approximate daily output of cotton cleaning achieved by one worker using the cotton gin?
What specific government contract allowed Whitney to fully test his manufacturing theory regarding uniformity?
Why was the U.S. government primarily interested in Whitney's methodology for producing muskets?
What essential tools did Whitney need to invent to guarantee part uniformity during musket production?
What did Whitney's system change a repair job from, especially for military equipment?
What was the foundational division of labor unlocked by precision manufacturing under Whitney's system?
What is Whitney’s manufacturing philosophy sometimes referred to as?
Which industries adopted Whitney's standardized methodology after its success with muskets?
Besides minimizing filing time, what other form of waste did the adoption of precision tools address?
What did Eli Whitney develop that shaped American industry for centuries to come?
How were mechanical items typically repaired before Whitney's parts standardization system took hold?
What was the immediate impetus for Whitney developing his system of standardization?
In what year did Whitney secure the contract to supply 10,000 muskets using standardization methods?
What specialized tooling did Whitney and his team create to ensure component precision for the arms contract?
Which US President visited the Whitney Armory in 1802 to observe the emerging system?
What significant historical comparison was made regarding the economic viability of Whitney's system versus European efforts?
What economic inheritance did the armory system provide for the North, contrasting with the cotton gin's effect?
What ancillary item, requiring repeatable and accurate construction, did Whitney also design and patent?