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    George Washington Carver was an American botanist and inventor born into slavery in Missouri in either 1861 or 1864. He became renowned for his research and promotion of alternative crops like peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes to aid farmers. He developed over 100 products from peanuts that were useful for farms and households. Carver received numerous honors for his work helping empower farmers and promote nutrition.

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    1.

    GeorgeWashingtonCarver
    2. Botanist
    3.
    4. GeorgeWashingtonCarver,wasanAmericanbotanistandinventor.Theexactdayandyearof
    hisbirthareunknownhewasbornintoslaveryinMissouri,eitherin1861,orJanuary1864.
    Wikipedia
    5.
    6. Born
    :
    Diamond,MO
    7.

    8. Died
    :January5,1943,
    Tuskegee,AL
    9.

    10. Nationality
    :American
    11.

    12. Education
    :
    IowaStateUniversity
    (18941896),
    More
    13.

    14. Parents
    :
    MaryCarver
    ,
    GilesCarver
    15.

    16. Organizationsfounded
    :
    TuskegeeUniversity

    GeorgeWashingtonCarver
    (c.1860
    [1]
    [2]
    5January1943),wasanAmerican
    botanist
    and
    inventor
    .The
    exactdayandyearofhisbirthareunknownhewasbornintoslaveryinMissouri,eitherin1861,orJanuary
    1864.
    [2]

    Carver'sreputationisbasedonhisresearchintoandpromotionofalternative
    crops
    tocotton,suchas
    peanuts
    ,
    soybeans
    ,and
    sweetpotatoes
    ,whichalsoaidednutritionforfarmfamilies.Hewantedpoor

    farmerstogrowalternativecropsbothasasourceoftheirownfoodandasasourceofotherproductsto
    improvetheirqualityoflife.Themostpopularofhis44practicalbulletinsforfarmerscontained105food
    recipesusingpeanuts.
    [4]
    Healsodevelopedandpromotedabout100productsmadefrompeanutsthat

    wereusefulforthehouseandfarm,including
    cosmetics
    ,
    dyes
    ,
    paints
    ,
    plastics
    ,
    gasoline
    ,and
    nitroglycerin
    .
    Hereceivednumeroushonorsforhiswork,includingthe
    SpingarnMedal
    ofthe
    NAACP
    .

    Duringthe
    Reconstruction
    eraSouth,
    monoculture
    of
    cotton
    depletedthe
    soil
    inmanyareas.Intheearly
    20thcentury,the
    bollweevil
    destroyedmuchofthe
    cotton
    crop,andplantersandfarmworkerssuffered.
    Carver'sworkonpeanutswasintendedtoprovideanalternativecrop.

    Hewasrecognizedforhismanyachievementsandtalents.In1941,
    Time
    magazinedubbedCarvera"Black
    Leonardo
    ".
    [5]

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    Ifoundthisinfoat
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver
    andat
    http://www.google.com/search?q=george+washington+carver&rlz=1CASMAE_enUS627US627&oq=george
    &aqs=chrome.1.69i57j69i59j0l4.5145j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF8&gws_rd=ssl

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