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Born into slavery he became a famous scientist and humanitarian.
Major Milestones of His Life
- 1864 George Washington Carver born on July 12, in Diamond Grove, Missouri (this is an estimated date)
- 1874 Left Moses Carver's farm and eventually settled in Minneapolis, Kansas
- 1890 Enrolled at Simpson College as their first Black student
- 1891 Transferred to State Agricultural College, Ames, IA (now Iowa State University)
- 1894 Bachelor of Agriculture Degree earned while at Ames
- 1894 Appointed member of faculty, Iowa State College
- 1896 Earned Master of Agriculture Degree, Iowa State College
- 1896 Became director of the Dept. of Agricultural Research at the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University)
- 1916 Named Fellow, London Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts
- 1923 Recipient, Spingarn Medal for Distinguished Service to Science
- 1925 Patent 1,522,176 (US) for Cosmetics and Producing the Same issued January 6,1925 and Patent 1,541,478 (US) for Paint and Stain and Producing the Same issued June 9, 1925
- 1927 Patent 1,632,365 (US) for Producing Paints and Stains issued June 14, 1927
- 1928 Received Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science, Simpson College
- 1935 Appointed collaborator in the Division of Plant Mycology, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- 1938 Development of George Washington Carver Museum by Tuskegee Institute Trustee Board
- 1939 Recipient, Roosevelt Medal for Contributions to Southern Agriculture and Honorary Membership, American Inventors Society
- 1940 Donated his savings to establish the George W. Carver Foundation at Tuskegee University.
- 1941 Honorary Degree, University of Rochester and Recipient, Award of Merit by Variety Clubs of America
- 1942 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science, Selma University, Alabama
- 1943 George Washington Carver died at Tuskegee, Alabama on January 5
My Favorite Quotes
Attributed to George Washington Carver
- "It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success."
- "Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."
- "Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom."
- "Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore stimulate and encourage that type of mind in every way possible."
- "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these."
Del.icio.us Links!
George Washington Carver on Amazon
George Washington Carver: The Peanut Wizard (Smart About...)
Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 10/11/2008)
George Washington Carver: Man's Slave Becomes God's Scientist (Sower Series) (Sower Series)
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George Washington Carver: In His Own Words
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 10/11/2008)
George Washington Carver
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The Groundbreaking, Chance-Taking Life of George Washington Carver and Science and Invention in America (Cheryl Harness Histories)
Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 10/11/2008)
George Washington Carver National Monument
Educational destination for a Summer vacation.
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KCStargazer
Good stuff, Marvel! Posted February 19, 2007 |
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Margaret_Schaut
Genuinely wonderful lens! Genuinely great hero! I look forward to more of your work like this. I really hope you submit more and the hero/heroine group will be awesome! Posted January 29, 2007 |
