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George Washington Carver was an African American scientist who showed many intriguing thoughts of nature throughout his life span of being one of the most dedicated scientists. George was born in Diamond Missouri, but people do not know his exact date of birth. However, some people have come to the conclusion that it is July 12, 1861. Never the less, one of the most remarkable inventors was born. George was born as a small and weak baby, and he had his first challenge of overcoming various obstacles as a baby. Possibly one of his biggest goals that he had to overcome was growing up without having any parents. George lived in a small cabin with his mother and brother James.

His father was killed in an accident while he was just a baby. Everything was going fine for George until one night when a raiding group of people came breaking into there home. They kidnapped George, along

In 1921, Carver helped the United Peanuts Grower Association persuade Congress to pass a bill, which called for a tariff on all imported peanuts. The peanut carved the road for Carver as it helped him resolve the rural problem in the south, which emphasized that the peanut was a valueable part in nutrition. Carver only patented three of his five hundred agricultural based inventions. When asked why Carver said, “God gave them to me, how can I sell them to someone else?” Carver was never a married man, so in 1940 he gave his life savings of $33,000 to the Tuskegee Institute. To show their appreciation to his donation and his effort, the money was used to establish the George Washington Carver Research Foundation for agricultural research.

with his mother, and brother. Moses Carver, George’s owner, brought him back from the kidnappers in exchange for a horse. As being black slaves, George and his brother never adopted the last name from their parents. Only after the end of the Civil War, both James and George picked Carver to be their last name.

At first things didn’t look to bright for Carver’s future because he tried to enroll into a school in Diamond Grove but was denied because of race. With this news George left home on his own to attend a single room schoolhouse for colored children in the community of Neosho. After regular schooling Carver decided he wanted to go to college. He applied to Highland University and even though he had the grades to maintain a satisfactory grade, he was a gain denied because of his race. Though Carver was rejected from many school his determination to receive an education only got stronger. In 1889, Carver went to a small town in Iowa called Winterset. He then enrolled at Simpson College in Iowa where he was finally accepted. To pay his tuition he worked as a cook. When in Simpson College, Carver wanted to become a painter. Even though he had great determination to be a painter, his teacher encouraged him to

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