George Washington Carver was a scientist, inventor and botanist. He is commonly given credit for inventing Peanut Butter, though something similar to peanut butter has been eaten for centuries.
Some Interesting Facts
* Carver first began researching peanuts and sweet potatoes as alternate crops for poorer farmers not only for their own food, but also to improve their quality of life.
* Went to Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, to study art and piano.
* He transferred to Iowa State Agricultural College, where he was the first African-American student and later the first African-American faculty member.
* He developed 300 different uses for peanuts including: milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes and cheese.
* He developed 118 uses for sweet potatoes including: molasses, rubber, ink and postage stamp glue.
* Carver spoke before the Ways and Means Committee (of the United States House of Representatives) in favor a peanut tariff.
Some Quotes from George Washington Carver
- "Now to be branded as a liar and party to such hellish deception it is more than I can bear, and if your committee feel that I have willfully lied or [was] party to such lies as were told my resignation is at your disposal." (to Booker T. Washington)
- "Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater."
- "I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in."
- "Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise."
- "Where there is no vision, there is no hope.'
- "Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom."
A Video on George Washington Carver
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