Eli Whitney Blake

Inventor

1795 – 1886

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Who was Eli Whitney Blake?

Eli Whitney Blake, Sr. was an American inventor, best known for his mortise lock and stone-crushing machine, the latter of which earned him a place into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

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Born
Jan 27, 1795
Westborough
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Leicester Academy
  • Yale University
Died
Aug 18, 1886
Resting place
Grove Street Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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