Mitchell

George Washington Carver

Name of discovery the peanut plant.

Childhood He was born a slave and born in 1865. When he was a kid he was near death and life. When he was at work in the fields he would collect rocks. He studied plants then kids would bring sick plants to him they called him the plant doctor. He never knew his father because he died in a accident. He was told he could come to a college but when he was there they said he could not be in there college. He also discovered the peanut plant and made peanut stuff like peanut shampoo and peanut ice cream. And with a peanut oil it can treat polio.

Why he did he discovered this. He wanted to do art of plants and then said art will not do the people any good. So then did plants instead of art.