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Mit: Invention of the Week: Cyrus Mc Cormick

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Called the "Father of Modern Agriculture," Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper, which turned the prairies of the Midwest into "the 'breadbasket' of the nation." This article, in addition to telling about the creation of the mechanical reaper and its inventor, provides links to the French Academy of Sciences and the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station.

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agriculture technology, mechanical reaper, reaper, american inventor, cyrus hall mccormick, cyrus mccormick, father of modern agriculture, lemelson-mit, horse-drawn reaper
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