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1. George Washington Carver

   by: jaylawilliams

2. One of the 20th century's greatest scientists, George Washington Carver's influence is still being felt today. Rising from slavery to become one of the world's most respected and honored men, he devoted his life to understanding nature and the many uses for the simplest of plant life. He is best known for developing crop-rotation methods for conserving nutrients in soil and discovering hundreds of new uses for crops such as the peanut.

   A great scientist that we will always rememeber

3. How it all started Carver’s reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton such as peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes, which also aided nutrition for farm families. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both as a source of other products to improve their quality of life. The most popular of his 44 practical bullentins for farmers contanied 105 food recipes using peanuts. He also devolped and promoted about 100 products made from peanuts that were useful for the house and farm,includingcosmeticts ,dyes,paints,plastics,gasoline,and nitroglycerin.
4. A child with true excellence George Washington Carver excelled in his studies. Upon completion of his Bachelor of Science degree, Carver’s professors Joseph Budd and Louis Pammel persuaded him to stay on for a master’s degree. His graduate studies included intensive work in plant pathology at the Iowa Experiment Station. In these years, Carver established his reputation as a brilliant botanist and began the work that he would pursue for the remainder of his career.
5. A first Accepted to Highland College in Highland, Kansas, Carver was denied admittance once college administrators learned of his race. Instead of attending classes, he homesteaded a claim, where he conducted biological experiments and compiled a geological collection. While interested in science, Carver was also interested in the arts. In 1890, he began studying art and music at Simpson College in Iowa, developing his painting and drawing skills through sketches of botanical samples. His obvious aptitude for drawing the natural world prompted a teacher to suggest that Carver enroll in the botany program at the Iowa State Agricultural College. Carver moved to Ames and began his botanical studies the following year as the first black student at Iowa State.
6. So that’s how he got he’s name The search for knowledge would remain a driving force for the rest of George’s life. As a young man, he left the Carver home to travel to a school for black children 10 miles away. It was at this point that the boy, who had always identified himself as “Carver’s George” first came to be known as “George Carver.” Carver attended a series of schools before receiving his diploma at Minneapolis High School in Minneapolis, Kansas.
7. Early years George Washington Carver was one of many children born to Mary and Giles, an enslaved couple owned by Moses Carver. He was born during the Civil War years, most likely in 1864. A week after his birth, George was kidnapped along with his sister and mother from the Carver farm by raiders from the neighboring state of Arkansas. The three were sold in Kentucky, and among them only the infant George was located by an agent of Moses Carver and returned to Missouri.
8. A new start The conclusion of the Civil War in 1865 brought the end of slavery in Missouri. Moses Carver and his wife, Susan, decided to keep George and his brother James at their home after that time, raising and educating the two boys. Susan Carver taught George to read and write, since no local school would accept black students at the time.
9. Pictures of a famous peanut maker
10. Pictures and more information Later in 1896, George was invited to work at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He accepted the job, and was given the opportunity to build an agriculture building and laboratory. By 1897, the U.S. Department of Agriculture funded the small laboratory at Tuskegee Institute. At this time Carver began working on how to solve the problems the South was having with their fields. When Carver came to the Tuskegee Institute the peanut had not even been recognized as a crop. But later it became the sixth leading crop in the United States. In the South the peanut became the second most important crop, by 1940. Carver made more than three hundred different products from the peanut. George made things like wood stains, shampoo, face power, printer ink, vinegar, soap, coffee, butter, milk, and cheese. These were only a few things that he had that he made from peanuts. he also made different things from other plants. Carver produced paint pigment and talcum powder from southern clay and many other plants. George also found 118 ways to make industrial materials from sweet potatoes, like rubber. He also made five hundred dyes from various southern plants.
11. More information about the guy I admire for my favorite food George Washington Carver received many medals and awards for his discoveries in science and agriculture. He received the Spingarn Medal for research (in agriculture chemistry). George received this medal from the Attorney General of Kansas, in Kansas City on September 4, 1923. Carver was awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts from the scientific body in Great Britain. George Carver was elected this in November of 1916. He was awarded the Roosevelt Medal for his service in the science field. He received the medal in 1939. George got the Humanitarian Award from the Variety Club of America. George Washington Carver received the Man of the Year Award from the magazine Progressive Farmer, a major south magazine. George had received a Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Rochester. It was presented to him by Alan Valentine, the president of the University of Rochester.
12. A closing but not a end just yet As you learn more about George Washington Carver, you'll see that in his lifetime he set about to prove that actually there are many uses for almost everything. 2. George Carver was born in the early 1860's in Missouri, which was a state that permitted slavery. As you learn more about George Washington Carver, you'll see that in his lifetime he set about to prove that actually there are many uses for almost everything. 2. George Carver was born in the early 1860's in Missouri, which was a state that permitted slavery.
13. Why is George so important ?I don’t understand 3. When George Washington Carver was just an infant, he and his mother, Mary, were kidnapped by bandits. His "owner" Moses Carver offered a $300.00 racehorse for their return but the bandits return George and kept his mother. It's believed that he was returned because George had the whooping cough.
14. Lets get deeper into the truth about George Washington Carver. 5. George Carver continued to have health challenges that prevented him from farm work so the Carver's had George help with cooking and sewing. Susan Carver taught George to read from an old spelling book and Moses taught him to play the violin.
15. I know you’re getting a little tiring but I really want to share his story