George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver was born in 1864, in Diamond Grove, Missouri, on Moses Carver’s farm. George W. Carver and his mother were captured by Confederate soldiers! Thankfully Moses found George, but his mother was never found. He left to pursue his education at age twelve since there were no schools available for blacks. He then moved to Newton County, in southwest Missouri. Later, he attended college at Iowa Agricultural College, where he gained much of his wisdom of nature. As an agricultural chemist, he discovered three-hundred different uses of peanuts, and found hundreds of different uses for soybeans. Remarkably, he made improvements on grease, bleach, buttermilk, instant coffee, and ink! What an incredible scientist. Wouldn’t you have wanted to see his laboratory? Wow!
-Elizabeth, South Carolina