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George Washington Carver ( c. 1864 [1] – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. [2] He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century.
May 20, 2024 · George Washington Carver was a revolutionary American agricultural chemist, agronomist, and experimenter who was born into slavery and sought to uplift Black farmers through the development of new products derived from peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans.
Oct 27, 2009 · George Washington Carver was an agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using peanuts (though not peanut butter, as is often claimed), sweet potatoes and...
Jan 24, 2024 · George Washington Carver was a Black scientist and inventor famous for his work with the peanut; he invented more than 300 products involving the crop, including dyes, plastics, and...
George Washington Carver (ca. 1864–1943) was born enslaved in Missouri at the time of the Civil War. His exact birth date and year are unknown, and reported dates range between 1860 and 1865.
Dec 7, 2013 · George Washington Carver was a prominent American scientist and inventor in the early 1900s. Carver developed hundreds of products using the peanut, sweet potatoes and soybeans. He...
May 29, 2018 · George Washington Carver was an agricultural chemist and botanist whose colorful life story and eccentric personality transformed him into a popular American folk hero to people of all races. Born into slavery, he spent his first 30 years wandering through three states and working at odd jobs to obtain a basic education.
George Washington Carver, Born a slave around 1864, became a famous artist, teacher, scientist, and humanitarian. From childhood, he developed a remarkable understanding of the natural world.
George Washington Carver, (born 1861?, near Diamond Grove, Mo., U.S.—died Jan. 5, 1943, Tuskegee, Ala.), U.S. agricultural chemist and agronomist. Born a slave, Carver lived until age 10 or 12 on his former owner’s plantation, then left and worked at a variety of menial jobs.
Quick Facts. Significance: Agricultural Scientist and Inventor. Place of Birth: Diamond Grove, Newton, Missouri. Date of Birth: 12 July 1864. Place of Death: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama. Date of Death: 5 Jan 1943. Place of Burial: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama. Cemetery Name: Tuskegee University Campus Cemetery.
