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George Washington Carver

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_Carver.jpg. George Washington Carver. By: Stephanie Shupryt Sci295. Think About it!. Who can be a scientist? What do scientists want to achieve (goals)? How is science used in our every day lives?. Life as a Slave.

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George Washington Carver

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  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_Carver.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_Carver.jpg George Washington Carver By: Stephanie Shupryt Sci295

  2. Think About it! • Who can be a scientist? • What do scientists want to achieve (goals)? • How is science used in our every day lives?

  3. Life as a Slave • George was born in January of 1865 in southern Missouri • Kidnapped by bandits as an infant and later returned • Lived in a nurturing household http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/beginnings.htm http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/Tuskegee/gwcslave.htm

  4. A Thirst for Knowledge • The carvers instilled a need for knowledge by teaching him an appreciation for nature, self-sufficiency, and an appetite for learning. • Eventually left to attend an African American school. • Enrolled in Simpson College for Art after being rejected from highland college.

  5. Knowledge continued • His art professor Etta Budd convinced him to transfer to Iowa State for agriculture. Her father was the head of the agriculture department. • Carver eventually obtained his masters at Iowa he became the first African American to work at Iowa State. http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/collegeyears%28Simp%29.htm

  6. The Tuskegee Institute • After receiving a masters in agriculture he went to the Tuskegee institute to head the agriculture department as a request from Booker T. Washington • Carver worked at the Tuskegee institute until his death in 1945 as a teacher, administrator, and researcher. 1902 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_Carver,_ca._1902.jpg

  7. http://www.history.com/videos/modern-marvels-tuskegee-institute#modern-marvels-tuskegee-institutehttp://www.history.com/videos/modern-marvels-tuskegee-institute#modern-marvels-tuskegee-institute http://www.doxologists.org/george-washington-carver-god-glorifying-agricultural-innovator/ http://www.pollutionissues.com/Br-Co/Carver-George-Washington-Farmer-Agricultural-Food-Scientist-Educator-1805-1943.html

  8. The Peanut • Carver used peanuts and other plants to help enrich the depleted soil of the South from cotton • http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/publications/guides/carver_peanut.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_Carver-peanut_specimen.jpeg

  9. The Jesup Wagon • Carver created a mobile school to teach raual farmers how to care for their soil and make their fields more productive • Mobile classes today http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/carver/about_jesup.asp http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/lifesworkJessupwagon%29.htm

  10. Carver the humanitarian • Captain of the National Guard student battalion • Lead the debate team, German club, art club, Young Mans Christian Association(YMCA), and the athletic trainer for the Iowa State football team http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/collegeyears%28ISU%29.htm

  11. A man ahead of his time • Worked with Henry Ford • Wanted to help the planet and the economy • Ford and Carver worked to create a car made out of a durable soybean plastic frame that ran on ethanol. • They also worked on synthetic rubbers and other eco friendly projects.

  12. death • Carver died at Tuskegee January 5, 1943 • Fell in his house • Died from anemia due to fall • Age 78

  13. Today’s impact • Carter did not believe in profiting from his work and gave much to the community without wanting anything in return • Gave his entire life savings to the Tuskegee institute which they put toward making the G.W. Carver foundation that worked to further agricultural research • http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/todaysimpact.htm

  14. The George Washington Carver Award • Started in 2008 • Given to anyone in government sectors, academic workers, and private sectors who made advancements in industrial biotechnology.

  15. A ‘monument’ous occasion The G.W. Carver Memorial in Diamond MO. First monument to be dedicated to an African American First monument to be given to someone other than a president http://www4.wittenberg.edu/academics/upward_bound/trips/Atlanta2001/Atlanta2001_images/Mec-008f.jpg The museum was dedicated to Carver With much funding come from his good Friend Henry Ford. http://www.kyrene.org/staff/sreed/Science/Scientist/Webpages/2007_08/Period%203/George%20Washington%20Carver/Picture%20Gallery.htm

  16. Think about it • What did George Washington Carver achieve with his experiments? • How is his scientific discoveries still impacting us today?

  17. Works cited • http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/index.html • http://www.bio.org/events/conferences/george-washington-carver-award-innovation-industrial-biotech • http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/publications/guides/carver_peanut.html • http://www.history.com/topics/george-washington-carver • http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/carver.htm • http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/gwcoverview.htm

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