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George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver. By: Steve Mann. Early Background. Born 1864 on a farm in Missouri Mother and Carver were kidnapped Carver adopted after civil war N icknamed 'The Plant Doctor' and collected rocks and plants Left home at age 12 to go to school in SW Missouri. Schooling.

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George Washington Carver

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  1. George Washington Carver By: Steve Mann

  2. Early Background • Born 1864 on a farm in Missouri • Mother and Carver were kidnapped • Carver adopted after civil war • Nicknamed 'The Plant Doctor' and collected rocks and plants • Left home at age 12 to go to school in SW Missouri

  3. Schooling • Left home at age 12 to go to school in SW Missouri • At age 30 attended Simpson college in Iowa • Bachelor of Science degree in 1894 and a Master of Science degree in bacterial botany and agriculture in 1897 • First black faculty member of Iowa state college

  4. Contributions • Creation of 325 products from peanuts • More than 100 products from sweet potatoes • Hundreds more from a dozen other plants native to the South. • Replenished soil on southern farms • Applied for only three patents although he created hundreds of products.

  5. Honors • Doctorate from Simpson College in 1928 • Member of the Royal Society of Arts in London, England • Spingarn Medal given every year by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • Roosevelt medal for restoring southern agriculture • U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt honored Carver with a national monument dedicated to his accomplishments

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