Eli Whitney Blake, Jr., American chemist, physicist, and academic (born 1836)

Eli Whitney Blake Jr. was an American scientist. His father and namesake was an inventor and partner of the Blake Brothers manufacturing firm. His great uncle was Eli Whitney, who changed the face of the cotton industry with the invention of the cotton gin.

October 1 is the 274th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 91 days remain until the end of the year.