Eli Whitney was gypped

Eli Whitney was gypped. He invented the first cotton engine, or gin,which seperated cotton fibers from husk and seeds. This new device was able to increase the production of cotton cultivation. However, the machine was easily duplicated so he didn't make much money off of his invention. Could you imagine inventing something that would help revolutionize society and not getting the reward you deserve? I bet this is how the guy who invented the broom felt. This probably how Thomas Wallace felt when he he came up with theory of Natural selection "at the same time " as Charles Darwin. Maybe we as Americans should stop stealing music. I can't even say that with straight face. Well one thing that Whitney taught Americans is get a patten.