2nd Influence is His Musket Manufacturing

Eli Whitney revolutionized the firearms business.Eli received a contract in about 1797 to supply the US government with 10,000 muskets in two years. For one of his extension request he mounted a public demonstration for government officials. Eli dumped a pile of equipment to make 10 muskets, and challenged the officials to build the 10 muskets. The officials completed the task and were convinced of the value of Whitney's production methods. Do to the success in his musket making methods, Whitney is credited with pioneering the use of precise inter changable parts assembled to a final product on a production line. Eli helped develope the machine tool industry by inventing many of the machines required by his newproduction methods.

After Eli's death on January 8, 1825 in New Haven, The armplant was placed under control of his son Eli Whitney Jr.