George Washington Carver

By: Stephanie ShuprytSci295

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_Carver.jpg

Who can be a scientist? What do scientists want to achieve (goals)? How is science used in our every day lives?

Think About it!

George was born in January of 1865 in southern Missouri

Kidnapped by bandits as an infant and later returned

Lived in a nurturing household

Life as a Slave

http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/Tuskegee/gwcslave.htm

http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/beginnings.htm

The carvers instilled a need for knowledge by teaching him an appreciation for nature, self-sufficiency, and an appetite for learning.

Eventually left to attend an African American school.

Enrolled in Simpson College for Art after being rejected from highland college.

A Thirst for Knowledge

His art professor Etta Budd convinced him to transfer to Iowa State for agriculture. Her father was the head of the agriculture department.

Carver eventually obtained his masters at Iowa he became the first African American to work at Iowa State.

Knowledge continued

http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/collegeyears%28Simp%29.htm

After receiving a masters in agriculture he went to the Tuskegee institute to head the agriculture department as a request from Booker T. Washington

Carver worked at the Tuskegee institute until his death in 1945 as a teacher, administrator, and researcher.

The Tuskegee Institute

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_Carver,_ca._1902.jpg

1902

http://www.history.com/videos/modern-marvels-tuskegee-institute#modern-marvels-tuskegee-institute

http://www.pollutionissues.com/Br-Co/Carver-George-Washington-Farmer-Agricultural-Food-Scientist-Educator-1805-1943.html

http://www.doxologists.org/george-washington-carver-god-glorifying-agricultural-innovator/

Carver used peanuts and other plants to help enrich the depleted soil of the South from cotton

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/publications/guides/carver_peanut.html

The Peanut

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_Carver-peanut_specimen.jpeg

Carver created a mobile school to teach raual farmers how to care for their soil and make their fields more productive

Mobile classes today

The Jesup Wagon

http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/lifesworkJessupwagon%29.htm

http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/carver/about_jesup.asp

Captain of the National Guard student battalion

Lead the debate team, German club, art club, Young Mans Christian Association(YMCA), and the athletic trainer for the Iowa State football team

Carver the humanitarian

http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/collegeyears%28ISU%29.htm

Worked with Henry Ford Wanted to help the planet and the economy Ford and Carver worked to create a car

made out of a durable soybean plastic frame that ran on ethanol.

They also worked on synthetic rubbers and other eco friendly projects.

A man ahead of his time

Carver died at Tuskegee January 5, 1943 Fell in his house Died from anemia due to fall Age 78

death

Carter did not believe in profiting from his work and gave much to the community without wanting anything in return

Gave his entire life savings to the Tuskegee institute which they put toward making the G.W. Carver foundation that worked to further agricultural research

http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/todaysimpact.htm

Today’s impact

Started in 2008 Given to anyone in government sectors,

academic workers, and private sectors who made advancements in industrial biotechnology.

The George Washington Carver Award

The G.W. Carver Memorial in

Diamond MO.First monument to be

dedicated to an African American

First monument to be given to someone other than a president

A ‘monument’ous occasion

http://www.kyrene.org/staff/sreed/Science/Scientist/Webpages/2007_08/Period%203/George%20Washington%20Carver/Picture%20Gallery.htm

http://www4.wittenberg.edu/academics/upward_bound/trips/Atlanta2001/Atlanta2001_images/Mec-008f.jpg

The museum was dedicated to CarverWith much funding come from his good Friend Henry Ford.

What did George Washington Carver achieve with his experiments?

How is his scientific discoveries still impacting us today?

Think about it

http://classprojects.cornellcollege.edu/stewart/AAMuseum/index.html

http://www.bio.org/events/conferences/george-washington-carver-award-innovation-industrial-biotech

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/publications/guides/carver_peanut.html

http://www.history.com/topics/george-washington-carver

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/carver.htm

http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/gwcoverview.htm

Works cited