Eli Whitney wani Ba’amurke ne mai ƙirƙira kuma injiniya wanda ya shahara wajen ƙirƙira gin auduga, injin da ya kawo sauyi ga masana’antar auduga. An ƙirƙira gin auduga a shekara ta 1793 kuma an ƙera shi don raba zaren auduga cikin sauri da sauƙi daga tsaba, tsarin da aka yi da hannu a baya kuma yana da matukar wahala. Kirkirar da Whitney ta kirkira ya kara habaka yadda ake noman auduga a kudancin Amurka, kuma ya taimaka wajen sanya auduga ya zama babban amfanin gona ga yankin. Baya ga aikin da ya yi a kan gin auduga, Whitney ya kuma ba da gudummawa sosai wajen samar da sassan da za a iya canzawa, wanda ya taimaka wajen ciyar da harkokin masana'antu gaba a masana'antu daban-daban.