invented over 100 things you can make with peanuts.
best known for the invention of peanut butter
2006-10-05 10:36:43
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answered by XO 1
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George Washington Carver
Born circa 1864 - Died Jan 5 1943
Cosmetic and Process of Producing the Same; Paint and Stain and Process of Producing the Same Peanut Products
Patent Number(s) 1,522,176; 1,541,478
Inducted 1990
Agricultural chemist George Washington Carver developed crop-rotation methods for conserving nutrients in soil and discovered hundreds of new uses for crops such as the peanut, which created new markets for farmers, especially in the South.
Invention Impact
At Tuskegee, Carver developed his crop rotation method, which alternated nitrate producing legumes-such as peanuts and peas-with cotton, which depletes soil of its nutrients. Following Carver's lead, southern farmers soon began planting peanuts one year and cotton the next. While many of the peanuts were used to feed livestock, large surpluses quickly developed. Carver then developed 325 different uses for the extra peanuts-from cooking oil to printers ink. When he discovered that the sweet potato and the pecan also enriched depleted soils, Carver found almost 20 uses for these crops, including synthetic rubber and material for paving highways.
Inventor Bio
Born of slave parents in Diamond Grove, Missouri, Carver was rescued from Confederate kidnappers as an infant. He began his education in Newton County in southwest Missouri, where he worked as a farm hand and studied in a one-room schoolhouse. He went on to excel at Minneapolis High School in Kansas. Though denied admission to Highland University because of his race, Carver gained acceptance to Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, in 1887.
Intent on a science career, he transferred to Iowa Agricultural College (now Iowa State University) in 1891 and gained a B.S. in 1894 and an M.S. in agriculture in 1897. Later that year Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute, convinced Carver to come south and serve as the school's director of agriculture. Upon his death, Carver contributed his life savings to establish a research institute at Tuskegee. His birthplace was declared a national monument in 1953.
2006-10-05 10:40:12
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answered by reese100 2
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He invented the uses of the peanut. the peanut replentishes the ground with nutrients and the farms like to rotate the crops in feilds. He came up with all the uses of the peanut like peanut oil, peanut butter, etc. It became more economical for farmers to grow the peanut just not to replenish the ground.
2006-10-05 10:40:43
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answered by tabbaco1980 2
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all I remember is that he pioneered the practice of crop rotation in the United States, planting different crops every year so as not to drain the soil of nutrients. I believe he was into agriculture.
2006-10-05 10:37:00
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answered by michelle 3
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This brilliant man deserves more attention than these simple blogs can give you.
Please look at Google. He was a true American hero. Imagine an ex slave overcoming all he had to overcome!
2006-10-05 10:41:39
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answered by Donald W 4
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2006-10-05 10:39:54
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answered by curiositycat 6
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He made us nuts.
2006-10-05 10:39:59
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answered by Mazz 5
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