George Washington Carver By: Steve Mann

Early Background Born 1864 on a farm in Missouri Mother and Carver were kidnapped Carver adopted after civil war Nicknamed 'The Plant Doctor' and collected rocks and plants Left home at age 12 to go to school in SW Missouri

Schooling Left home at age 12 to go to school in SW Missouri At age 30 attended Simpson college in Iowa Bachelor of Science degree in 1894 and a Master of Science degree in bacterial botany and agriculture in 1897 First black faculty member of Iowa state college

Contributions Creation of 325 products from peanuts More than 100 products from sweet potatoes Hundreds more from a dozen other plants native to the South. Replenished soil on southern farms Applied for only three patents although he created hundreds of products.

Honors Doctorate from Simpson College in 1928 Member of the Royal Society of Arts in London, England Spingarn Medal given every year by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Roosevelt medal for restoring southern agriculture U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt honored Carver with a national monument dedicated to his accomplishments