George W. Carver was an African-American Scientist, Inventor, Chemist, and Botanist. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, historian guess that he was born in Diamond,Missouri as a slave some time in the Civil war era, most likely in 1864. George is best known for his inventions using the peanut and other plants.He was also a teacher at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute( now called Tuskegee University).
George was born into slavery and his birth was said to be around 1861 near Diamond Grove, Missouri. He was owned by the Carver family and was the child of Mary and Giles Carver. George had also gave himself the middle name washington after the first president because he thought of him as a hero who began a nation upon liberty. In a raid led by alabama raiders George and his mother were kidnapped. George was able to be brought back to the Carver plantation in Missouri, but his mother was not found.George then remained on the Carver plantation after the abolition of slavery until he was 10.He then left to pursue an education.
George had obtained a high school education in Kansas. When George attempted to apply to a university nearby, the school denied him enrollment because he was black. George then took on Simpson College, …show more content…
This plan had failed because there had actually turned out to be a little demand for them. In result, George began to use peanuts and sweet potatoes for laboratory research. George had eventually came up with about 420 products from the long research 300 of which included peanuts, and about 118 had sweet potatoes as a ain ingredient. George made things like milk, plastics, dye, flour, vinegar, ink, soap, synthetic rubber, and more from peanuts. George had also made ink, postage stamp glue, vinegar, molasses, and
George was born into slavery and his birth was said to be around 1861 near Diamond Grove, Missouri. He was owned by the Carver family and was the child of Mary and Giles Carver. George had also gave himself the middle name washington after the first president because he thought of him as a hero who began a nation upon liberty. In a raid led by alabama raiders George and his mother were kidnapped. George was able to be brought back to the Carver plantation in Missouri, but his mother was not found.George then remained on the Carver plantation after the abolition of slavery until he was 10.He then left to pursue an education.
George had obtained a high school education in Kansas. When George attempted to apply to a university nearby, the school denied him enrollment because he was black. George then took on Simpson College, …show more content…
This plan had failed because there had actually turned out to be a little demand for them. In result, George began to use peanuts and sweet potatoes for laboratory research. George had eventually came up with about 420 products from the long research 300 of which included peanuts, and about 118 had sweet potatoes as a ain ingredient. George made things like milk, plastics, dye, flour, vinegar, ink, soap, synthetic rubber, and more from peanuts. George had also made ink, postage stamp glue, vinegar, molasses, and