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Describe at least on significant contribution of George Washington Carver??

2007-02-05 07:21:58 · 4 answers · asked by Jazmine B 1 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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His attempts to find crop alternatives to cotton led him to the peanut; eventually he created more than 325 products from the humble legume, helping to create demand for the plant and establish it as a major American crop

2007-02-05 07:31:47 · answer #1 · answered by cmhurley64 6 · 1 0

"Carver's work resulted in the creation of 325 products from peanuts, more than 100 products from sweet potatoes and hundreds more from a dozen other plants native to the South. These products contributed to rural economic improvement by offering alternative crops to cotton that were beneficial for the farmers and for the land. During this time, Carver also carried the Iowa State extension concept to the South and created "movable schools," bringing practical agricultural knowledge to farmers, thereby promoting health, sound nutrition and self-sufficiency."

It is unknown whether or not he invented peanut butter, though most historians do not believe that it was he.

2007-02-05 15:57:13 · answer #2 · answered by hannahloulou 2 · 0 0

Check the Wikipedia site for this and much more.

George Washington Carver (c. 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an African American botanist who worked in agricultural extension at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, and who taught former slaves farming techniques for self-sufficiency. He also experimented with peanuts and other plants, and he is widely credited for inventing hundreds of uses for the vegetation, although he often left no formulas or procedures and his exact output is hard to ascertain.

Contents
1 Early years
2 College
3 Rise to fame
4 Death and afterwards
5 Reputed inventions
6 Carver bulletins
7 Troubles at Tuskegee
8 Cultural references
9 Trivia
10 External Links
11 References
12 External links

2007-02-05 15:59:19 · answer #3 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0 0

peanut butter

2007-02-05 15:35:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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