Eli Whitney Blake Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eli Whitney Blake Jr.

American academic

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1836

Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 10-Jan-1895

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Eli Whitney Blake Jr.
(April 20, 1836 – January 10, 1895) was an American scientist.
His father and namesake was an inventor and partner of the Blake Brothers manufacturing firm.
The origin of the name Eli Whitney comes from Blake senior's uncle Eli Whitney, who changed the face of the cotton industry with the invention of the cotton gin.