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Books | Articles

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Articles | Books

Weschler, Lawrence. "The Looking Glass," The New Yorker. January 31, 2000.
Smith, Merritt Roe. "Eli Whitney and the American System of
Manufacturing." In Technology in America: A History of Individuals and
Ideas. Edited by Carroll W. Pursell, Jr. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1990.
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