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George Washington Carver
By: Stephanie ShuprytSci295
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_Carver.jpg
Who can be a scientist? What do scientists want to achieve (goals)? How is science used in our every day lives?
Think About it!
George was born in January of 1865 in southern Missouri
Kidnapped by bandits as an infant and later returned
Lived in a nurturing household
Life as a Slave
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/Tuskegee/gwcslave.htm
http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/beginnings.htm
The carvers instilled a need for knowledge by teaching him an appreciation for nature, self-sufficiency, and an appetite for learning.
Eventually left to attend an African American school.
Enrolled in Simpson College for Art after being rejected from highland college.
A Thirst for Knowledge
His art professor Etta Budd convinced him to transfer to Iowa State for agriculture. Her father was the head of the agriculture department.
Carver eventually obtained his masters at Iowa he became the first African American to work at Iowa State.
Knowledge continued
http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/collegeyears%28Simp%29.htm
After receiving a masters in agriculture he went to the Tuskegee institute to head the agriculture department as a request from Booker T. Washington
Carver worked at the Tuskegee institute until his death in 1945 as a teacher, administrator, and researcher.
The Tuskegee Institute
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_Carver,_ca._1902.jpg
1902
http://www.history.com/videos/modern-marvels-tuskegee-institute#modern-marvels-tuskegee-institute
http://www.pollutionissues.com/Br-Co/Carver-George-Washington-Farmer-Agricultural-Food-Scientist-Educator-1805-1943.html
http://www.doxologists.org/george-washington-carver-god-glorifying-agricultural-innovator/
Carver used peanuts and other plants to help enrich the depleted soil of the South from cotton
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/publications/guides/carver_peanut.html
The Peanut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_Carver-peanut_specimen.jpeg
Carver created a mobile school to teach raual farmers how to care for their soil and make their fields more productive
Mobile classes today
The Jesup Wagon
http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/lifesworkJessupwagon%29.htm
http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/carver/about_jesup.asp
Captain of the National Guard student battalion
Lead the debate team, German club, art club, Young Mans Christian Association(YMCA), and the athletic trainer for the Iowa State football team
Carver the humanitarian
http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/collegeyears%28ISU%29.htm
Worked with Henry Ford Wanted to help the planet and the economy Ford and Carver worked to create a car
made out of a durable soybean plastic frame that ran on ethanol.
They also worked on synthetic rubbers and other eco friendly projects.
A man ahead of his time
Carver died at Tuskegee January 5, 1943 Fell in his house Died from anemia due to fall Age 78
death
Carter did not believe in profiting from his work and gave much to the community without wanting anything in return
Gave his entire life savings to the Tuskegee institute which they put toward making the G.W. Carver foundation that worked to further agricultural research
http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/todaysimpact.htm
Today’s impact
Started in 2008 Given to anyone in government sectors,
academic workers, and private sectors who made advancements in industrial biotechnology.
The George Washington Carver Award
The G.W. Carver Memorial in
Diamond MO.First monument to be
dedicated to an African American
First monument to be given to someone other than a president
A ‘monument’ous occasion
http://www.kyrene.org/staff/sreed/Science/Scientist/Webpages/2007_08/Period%203/George%20Washington%20Carver/Picture%20Gallery.htm
http://www4.wittenberg.edu/academics/upward_bound/trips/Atlanta2001/Atlanta2001_images/Mec-008f.jpg
The museum was dedicated to CarverWith much funding come from his good Friend Henry Ford.
What did George Washington Carver achieve with his experiments?
How is his scientific discoveries still impacting us today?
Think about it
http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/index.html
http://www.bio.org/events/conferences/george-washington-carver-award-innovation-industrial-biotech
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/publications/guides/carver_peanut.html
http://www.history.com/topics/george-washington-carver
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/carver.htm
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/gwcoverview.htm
Works cited