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George Washington Carver is possibly the most famous agricultural scientist of all time.
He invented hundreds of products that could be made from crops such as peanuts and
sweet potatoes, and he changed the methods of farming in the southern United States.
The story of George Washington Carver's life is interesting and inspiring, as it shows
how some people can achieve success despite adversity.
George Washington Carver was born in a small town in the American state of Missouri, in
1864 or 1865. He was named after the first President of the United States. George's
parents were slaves. His father was killed in an accident, and his mother was kidnapped
and later died. George and his brother were raised by a married couple, the Carvers, who
had owned George's mother.
George was often sick during his childhood, but he showed an intense interest in nature.
The Carvers taught George to read and write, and he became known locally as an expert
on plants. Later, the Carvers sent George to a school for African-American children in a
nearby town. After his graduation, George Washington Carver continued his education in
the state of Iowa.
While a student in Iowa, Carver had very little money and had to work at many jobs to
afford the costs of his education. However, his knowledge of plants was very impressive,
and after receiving his Master's degree, he became a teacher at the college he had
attended as a student.
Soon, however, Carver moved south to the state of Alabama, where he worked as a
teacher and researcher at a college for African-American students. It was here that
Carver stayed for the rest of his life, and it was here that he performed his important
agricultural research.
One problem for farmers in the southern United States was that the most widespread
crops, cotton and tobacco, tended to remove nutrients from the soil. Carver realized that
this problem could be solved, to some extent, by "rotating" the cotton and tobacco crops
with other kinds of crops, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes, which could help to
preserve the nutrients in the soil.
Carver's discoveries made the peanut, the sweet potato, and the soybean very useful to
southern farmers. He invented the food product known as peanut butter, plus hundreds
of other products. For example, Carver found ways to produce plastics, ink, cooking oil,
paints, and cosmetics from peanuts and other crops. Carver also developed a new
variety of cotton.
Carver received many awards for his scientific research, but he was never interested in
fame or fortune. When Carver died, in 1943, the American government made his
birthplace a national monument. Today, Carver is still known as a great agricultural
scientist.