Who Was George Washington Carver?

Author: Jim Gigliotti Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)

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The patron saint of peanut butter industry and the scientific genius that Time magazine called "The Black Leonardo" George Washington Carver.

Nobody expected George Washington Carver to succeed. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He became the first black student at Iowa State Agricultural College and later its first black professor. He went on to specialise in botany and developed techniques to grow crops better.

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The patron saint of peanut butter industry and the scientific genius that Time magazine called "The Black Leonardo" George Washington Carver.

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Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washington Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He became the first black student at Iowa State Agricultural College and later its first black professor. He went on to the Tuskegee Institute where he specialized in botany (the study of plants) and developed techniques to grow crops better. His work with vegetables, especially peanuts, made him famous and changed agriculture forever. He went on to develop nearly 100 household products and over 100 recipes using peanuts.

About the Author

Jim Gigliotti was an editor for more than a decade at NFL Publishing, and has since written dozens of books on sports for young readers. He was a contributor and editor for the NFL's Super Bowl Program, weekly game program, and NFL.com. He continues as an editor of the league's fantasy football magazine and author of an annual trivia game with thousands of questions. Gigliotti is an NFL encyclopedia!