Gilmore writes, "Carver discovered more than 300 peanut-related products, including milk, cream, cheese, buttermilk, instant coffee, face powder, ink, dyes, vinegar, soap, wood stains and creosote" (Gilmore). He went on to discover a wide variety of products that used sweet potatoes and other items grown in the South, which helped literally recreate agriculture in the early 20th century.
One of the ways Carver's works continue to influence agriculture today is in the use of plant and crop rotation, which is one of the most common methods of rejuvenating the soil today, and Carver discovered it. Another biographer continues, "Carver understood that cotton had depleted the soil of the nitrogen that plants need in order to grow, and he knew that legumes, such as peanuts and peas, had a symbiotic relationship with bacteria that could take inert nitrogen molecules from the atmosphere and convert them into a form plants can use" (Author not Available 5). He also championed sustainable agriculture, something that has become increasingly popular in farms around the world today, because it helps farms become more profitable and environmentally sound at the same time.
Carver worked at Tuskegee until he died, and overall, he discovered a huge number of products created from a variety of plants he worked with. He became director of the university's agricultural research department, and helped inspire many other black men and women to get an education and make a difference with their lives, (Editors 22). Gilmore continues, "Carver's scientific discoveries included more than 300 different...
He also influenced countless students at the university, and inspired blacks to get an education and serve as leaders in their communities, just as he did. He won numerous awards throughout his lifetime, and he donated a large part of his savings to form the George Washington Carver Foundation, which he hoped would continue his scientific legacy after he died.
In conclusion, George Washington Carver was the nation's first black scientist, and he discovered a variety of agricultural innovations that helped change and innovate American and worldwide agriculture. He also helped change the way America looked at educating blacks, because he became prominently known around the world and his agricultural innovations became famous, as well. He was a poor black child who was determined to get an education and change the way people thought about blacks. He showed that with determination, he could change the world through science, and he helped Tuskegee Institute grow to be one of the finest black colleges in the world.
References
Author not Available. "George Washington Carver: A Mighty Vision Beyond Peanuts." USA Today Magazine; June 2008, Vol. 136 Issue 2757: 4-5.
Editors. George Washington Carver. New York Amsterdam News; Feb. 2006, Vol. 97 Issue 8: 22.
Gilmore, Jodie. "Man of Science -- and of God: George Washington Carver Believed That Providence Guided His Scientific Investigations and That…
