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 Best known for his experiments with peanuts, George Washington Carver and his work encompassed so much more. His research on the peanut plant was just one chapter in a diverse and prolific scientific career.
Carver’s discoveries spanned numerous disciplines, but shared a singular vision: to discover nature’s secrets and harness their power for the good of all mankind.
Born during a time of slavery and extreme racial prejudice, Carver overcame almost unimaginable challenges in pursuit of his “Mighty Vision.” The power and clarity of this vision enabled George Washington Carver to open a world of discovery that scientists continue to explore today.
Explore his life and legacy in more detail by selecting from the descriptions below.
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From Slave to Scholar:
Trace Carver’s path and passions as he survived a dramatic childhood and worked his way through school to become a researcher and teacher at the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University).
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 The People’s Scientist:
Discover how Carver pursued his calling to “help the man farthest down” by developing and teaching organic farming and home improvement practices to those less fortunate.
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The Jesup Wagon:
Check out Carver’s “movable school,” designed to spread his methods to farmers in their fields and homemakers in the home, which served as a precursor of today’s agricultural extension service.
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Plant Power:
Examine Carver’s ideas on chemistry and learn how he blazed a trail for the development of products—such as laundry soap, linoleum, wallboard, and more—made from plants.
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Carver’s Legacy:
Meet people whose lives were inspired by Carver and find out how today’s accelerating research on plant-based fuels, medicines, and other products is rooted in Carver’s work.
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