There are several reported routes of transmission of the rabies virus. Rabies is most often transmitted through a bite from an infected animal. Less frequently, it can be passed on when the saliva of an infected animal enters another animalâs body through mucous membranes or an open, fresh wound.
Eli Whitney invented a cotton gin. It was an improvement on the roller gins of the time in that it separated seeds from fibers faster and more easily. But his greater achievement was, arguably, the development of interchangeable parts.
Eli Whitney. Mary Bellis. Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin and a pioneer in the mass production of cotton. Whitney was born in Westboro, Massachusetts on December 8, 1765 and died on January 8, 1825.He graduated from Yale College in 1792.By April 1793, Whitney had designed and constructed the cotton gin, a machine that automated the separation of cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fiber.hitney was born in Westboro, Massachusetts on December 8, 1765 and died on January 8, 1825. He graduated from Yale College in 1792. By April 1793, Whitney had designed and constructed the cotton gin, a machine that automated the separation of cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fiber.