George Washington Carver: More than just Peanuts
George Washington Carver, is known to be the “Peanut Man”. He is widely known for his work with peanuts. Most believe that he invented peanut butter. However this is not a fact. There is so much more to this scientist than Peanuts. George Washington Carver was born into slavery in Diamond Grove, Missouri. The exact year of his birth is unknown but it is believed to be between possibly in 1864 or 1865. George never got to know his parents. His father was killed in an accident and he and his mother were kidnapped. George was set free but little is known about what happened to his mother. George was raised by his owners; Moses and Susan Carver. As a child, George was very ill but …show more content…
Carver and his team did this original research as well as promoted the applications and recipes. Carver came up with over 300 uses for the peanut and 100 for sweet potatoes including antiseptic soap, tanning lotions, shaving cream, shampoo and paints.
Carver died on Jan. 5, 1943. Although he was well accomplished at the time of his death most of his inventions were not a huge success. Carver invented over 300 items but during his research he didn't see the need to keep detailed records. Thus leaving it impossible to find out exactly how many inventions he created. Carver left his life savings, more than $60,000, to found the George Washington Carver Institute for Agriculture at Tuskegee.
I admire George Washington Carver. He seemed to be a person who cared more about helping others than financial gain. I draw this conclusion because he never kept record of his more than 300 inventions. I also admire his tenacity. In his early years he had a hard time with school. But he kept trying and didn’t let anything stop him from learning. I also find it fascinating that George Washington Carver did not invent peanut butter. That is one of the biggest take always I received from writing this
George Washington Carver, is known to be the “Peanut Man”. He is widely known for his work with peanuts. Most believe that he invented peanut butter. However this is not a fact. There is so much more to this scientist than Peanuts. George Washington Carver was born into slavery in Diamond Grove, Missouri. The exact year of his birth is unknown but it is believed to be between possibly in 1864 or 1865. George never got to know his parents. His father was killed in an accident and he and his mother were kidnapped. George was set free but little is known about what happened to his mother. George was raised by his owners; Moses and Susan Carver. As a child, George was very ill but …show more content…
Carver and his team did this original research as well as promoted the applications and recipes. Carver came up with over 300 uses for the peanut and 100 for sweet potatoes including antiseptic soap, tanning lotions, shaving cream, shampoo and paints.
Carver died on Jan. 5, 1943. Although he was well accomplished at the time of his death most of his inventions were not a huge success. Carver invented over 300 items but during his research he didn't see the need to keep detailed records. Thus leaving it impossible to find out exactly how many inventions he created. Carver left his life savings, more than $60,000, to found the George Washington Carver Institute for Agriculture at Tuskegee.
I admire George Washington Carver. He seemed to be a person who cared more about helping others than financial gain. I draw this conclusion because he never kept record of his more than 300 inventions. I also admire his tenacity. In his early years he had a hard time with school. But he kept trying and didn’t let anything stop him from learning. I also find it fascinating that George Washington Carver did not invent peanut butter. That is one of the biggest take always I received from writing this