Black History Month: Amazing scientists who changed the world
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 2, 2024
George Washington Carver was a US scientist and inventor whose passion for plants revolutionised the farming industry in the early 20th Century, as well as discovering hundreds of uses for peanuts (but not peanut butter!), sweet potatoes and soybeans.
Born into slavery, George's birth date is unknown, but some historians think it was around 1864 - just before slavery was ended in the US in 1865.
