George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver

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.

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George Washington Carver

First to invent.

July 12, 1864 in Diamond Grove, Missouri

January 5, 1943 in Tuskegee, Alabama

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George Washington Carver photo courtesy Tuskegee University

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peanut agricultural science

noun / crop rotation

Carver’s scientific discoveries included more than three hundred different products derived from the peanut, some one hundred from sweet potatoes, about seventy-five from pecans, and many more including crop rotation.

Carver received three patents between 1925 and 1927

Peanut photo courtesy Tuskegee University

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1864 George Washington Carver born on July 12, in Diamond Grove, Missouri.
1874 He left the farm where he was born and eventually settled in Minneapolis, Kansas
1890 Enrolled at Simpson College to study piano and art, their first Black student
1891 Transferred to State Agricultural College (now Iowa State University), Ames, IA
1893 Paintings get honorable mention at Chicago World’s Fair
1894 Bachelor of Agriculture Degree earned at Ames
1894 Appointed member of faculty, Iowa State College
1896 Master of Agriculture Degree, Iowa State College
1896 he became director of the Dept. of Agricultural Research at what is now Tuskegee University
1916 Named Fellow, London Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts
1923 Recipient, Spingarn Medal for Distinguished Service to Science
1925 1,522,176 (US) for Cosmetics and Producing the Same issued January 6,1925
1925 1,541,478 (US) for Paint and Stain and Producing the Same issued June 9, 1925
1927 1,632,365 (US) for Producing Paints and Stains issued June 14, 1927
1928 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science, Simpson College
1935 he was appointed collaborator in the Division of Plant Mycology, U.S. Department of Agriculture
1938 Hollywood Film, “Life of George Washington Carver,” made
1938 Development of George Washington Carver Museum by Tuskegee Institute Trustee Board
1939 Recipient, Roosevelt Medal for Contributions to Southern Agriculture
1939 Honorary Membership, American Inventors Society
1941 Honorary Degree, University of Rochester
1941 Recipient, Award of Merit by Variety Clubs of America
1942 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science, Selma University, Alabama
1942 Erection of George Washington Carver Cabin, at The Henry Ford
1942 birthplace marker in Diamond Grove authorized by Missouri governor
1943 George Washington Carver died at Tuskegee, Alabama on January 5,
1940 he donated his savings to establish the George W. Carver Foundation at Tuskegee University.
1943 his birthplace was established as the George Washington Carver National Monument, July 14,
1948 First day sale of three-cent Carver Commemorative Stamp
1951 Fifty-cent piece coined to likeness of GW Carver and BT Washington
1952 Selected by Popular Mechanics as one of 50 outstanding Americans
1952 Polaris submarine George Washington Carver launched
1990 Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
1998 Second Carver stamp (32¢) issued
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