george washington carver
https://www.geni.com/people/George-Carver/6000000004550009055 https://www.thoughtco.com/george-washington-carver-biography-1991496 George Washington Carver National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) Not Just The Peanut Man The young child known as the "Plant Doctor" tended his secret garden while observing the day-to-day operations of a 19th century farm. George Washington Carver (January 1864– January 5, 1943), was an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. George Washington Carver was known throughout the south as the "farmer's best friend". https://www.grunge.com/222900/the-untold-truth-of-george-washington-carver Born in 1860 - Died in 1943 George Washington Carver was born in Missouri on the Moses Carver plantation. His interest was in science and helping others, not in getting rich. Since his death in 1943, George Washington Carver has been dubbed "the father of chemurgy " (more commonly known as biochemical engineering today), a type of chemistry that takes agricultural raw materials and converts them into nonfood industrial and consumer products. George Washington Carver was a prominent American scientist and inventor in the early 1900s. His work on crop rotation and innovative products helped many farmers to survive and make a good living. Probably one of the most recognized names in agricultural research, George Washington Carver (ca. Carver developed hundreds of products using the peanut, sweet potatoes and soybeans. His parents were slaves. 1865-1943) overcame numerous obstacles to achieve a graduate education and gain international fame as an educator, inventor, and scientist. With George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washington, Ralph Edwards, Raye Gilbert. 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