Question

Who introduced the idea of using mass-produced interchangeable parts in manufacturing?

A) DeWitt Clinton
B) Eli Whitney
C) Cyrus McCormick
D) Peter Cooper

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Eli Whitney introduced the idea of using mass-produced interchangeable parts in manufacturing.

Answer 2

B) Eli Whitney is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Eli Whitney introduced the idea of using mass-produced interchangeable parts in manufacturing.

• He played a major role in developing and advancing the idea of mass-production of interchangeable parts.
• Whitney's used the interchangeable parts which were almost the same parts that can be quickly mass-produced and replaced.
• The famous discovery of Eli Whitney's was cotton gin that separates the seeds from the cotton fibers.
• The cotton gin was particularly very useful to domestic cotton farmers who cultivate only the cotton seeds.