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伊莱·惠特尼 轧棉机发明者,农业技术革新者

伊莱·惠特尼发明的轧棉机彻底改变了棉花加工业,提高了生产效率。他的工作对美国南部农业经济产生了重大影响。

我心中的伟大目标是让机器变得如此完美,以至于无需人手的帮助就能完成工作。
轧棉机的发明纯属偶然;那时我还很年轻,非常贫穷,对我来说从中实现一些价值是一个重要的目标。
我现在承担了一项严肃的任务,我担心这项任务超出了任何人的能力范围;但如果我在尝试中死去,人们会说我在追求伟大的事物中死去。
我现在承担了一项严肃的任务,恐怕这是一项在给定时间内任何人都无法完成的更艰巨的任务——但现在已经来不及回头了。
It is the duty of the inventor to make his work as useful and as accessible as possible to the public.
The perfection of machinery is to produce the desired effect with the least possible friction and waste.
I never saw a problem that I did not attempt to solve by mechanical means.
我从未见过一个我不试图用机械方法解决的问题。
The greatest inventions are those which most directly meet the wants of mankind.
最伟大的发明是那些最直接满足人类需求的发明。
Simplicity in design is the ultimate sophistication.
The division of labor in manufacturing is the great principle by which we gain advantage over other nations.