Technology and Society Collection circa 1946-1962

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Technology and Society Collection circa 1946-1962

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0472

The collection consists of correspondence, research data, interviews, statistics, reports, and printed material compiled to document studies made in twelve American companies by the Yale Technology Project and related material.

49.25 linear feet (108 boxes)

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6352189

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Eli Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts in 1765. Even as a child he showed an aptitude for mechanical work, repairing violins and taking on other mechanical work as it presented itself. Whitney set up shop making nails and when the demand for nails declined, he changed his business to manufacture hat pins, a commodity with increasing demand. Whitney eventually enrolled at Yale College in May 1789, and graduated three years later. He intended to further his education and become a lawye...