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George
Washington Carver & Austin W. Curtis |
Carver & Curtis working in Laboratory at Tuskegee George Washington Carver - Dr. George Washington
Carver was born in 1864, the son of slaves, on the Moses Carver plantation near Diamond Grove, Missouri. He
lost his father as an infant, and at the age of six months was kidnapped by slave raiders. (He was later purchased
back by his slave master). After the Civil War and Reconstruction, Dr. Carver
enrolled in Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, in 1890, studying music and art. He received his Bachelor
of Science and Master of Science in agriculture in 1894 and 1896 respectively. Dr. Carver was not only
the first African American to enroll as a student at Iowa State, but was also the first Black to join the faculty. In
1895, he was the assistant botanist in the Experiment Station and worked there until the following year, when Booker T. Washington
asked him to join the staff at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. At Tuskegee, Dr. Carver organized the Agricultural Department,
planned the first agricultural building, taught classes in chemistry and botany and conducted research. He served as
Director of Agriculture, became the first director of the Agricultural Research and Experiment Station and head of the Department
of Research. His work led to the creation of many products from peanuts and more than 100 products from sweet potatoes.
He also developed many products for the state of Alabama from: clay, cotton, soybeans, pecans, wood shavings, and waste materials.
The peanut contains about 28 percent protein, 50 percent oil, 18
percent carbohydrates, and 4 percent ash. Peanut products are used in food processing as well as animal feed products
made from the shell and from the residues left after oil pressing. Plants left in the ground provide excellent forage
for cattle and swine, and are also valuable as a green manure.
Carver's
quote: On God and Nature "I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting system, though which God speaks to us
every hour, if we will only tune in."
Austin W. Curtis - He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University. Dr. A. W. Curtis was on staff
at North Carolina A&T when he was asked to work with Dr. Carver at Tuskegee. In 1935, Dr. Curtis arrived
at Tuskegee in September. Soon after his arrival Dr. Washington
wrote to Dr. Curtis' father and said, "He seems to me more like a son than a person who had just come to work for me". For the next eight years Dr. Curtis worked
with Dr. Carver researching peanut products and sweet potato starch. Dr. Carver respected Dr. Curtis so much that
he renamed one of his famous inventions, Dr. George Washington Carver Rubbing Oil, after Dr. Curtis and called it Dr.
Curtis Rubbing Oil. In 1943 Dr. Carver died and Dr. Curtis helped to establish the George Washington Carver
Research Foundation and the Carver Museum at Tuskegee Institute. Dr. Curtis moved to Detroit
in 1944 to organize Curtis Laboratories and created 60 different products made from natural and organic sources. In
1999 Dr. A. W. Curtis turned over the ownership and manufacturing rights of his work with Dr. George Washington Carver to
Reverend Bennie L. Thayer, Chairman of the Board for Natural Health Options, Inc. In 2000 Rev. Thayer turned over
manufacturing and ownership of Curtis Products to Dr. E. Faye Williams, the current owner. Dr. Curtis died in 2003 at
his home in Detroit. Dr. Austin W. Curtis was often referred to as "Baby Carver"
for his own notable achievements.
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| MilBank Agricultural Building at Tuskegee University |
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| Booker T. Washington's house (The Oaks) at Tuskegee |
Booker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee
Institute Normal College, hired Dr. George Washington Carver in 1896. Tuskegee Normal
Institute College's name evolved to the current name Tuskegee University.
Stevie's Wonder
Secret Life of Plants 2CD Set
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the 2CD set here!
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Carver & Curtis products
on display @ Elements 4 Nature's vending booth at Tuskegee Homecoming 2008
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Facts on George Washington Carver
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| Dr. George Washington Carver |
Dr.
George Washington Carver, the revolutionary scientist, discovered numerous products from the peanut during his research
at Tuskegee Institute now called Tuskegee University.
Dr. Carver was the first to mix peanuts with chocolate. The Mr.
Goodbar should be called the Dr. Carver Bar! In addition to the food related products, Dr. Carver also produced products
for the body. Dr. George Washington Carver and Dr. A.W. Curtis are the inventors
of products that Elements 4 Nature (E4N) currently sells: the Dr. Carver & Curtis Legacy 2 Legand Hair Care line of products, Sage & Sulphur Hair Conditioner, S & H Conditioner and the Dr. George Washington Carver Rubbing Oil. Dr. Carver & Dr. Curtis made numerous products together. E4N goals are to re-introduce more products
that Dr. Carver & Dr. Curtis developed together.
Dr. Carver Peanut Products
Dr. Carver Sweet Potato Products
Dr. Carver Bulletins
Dr. Carver Favorite Poem
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Purchase the complete video of Dr. Carver's life: The
History Channel's Modern Marvels: George
Washington Carver Tech DVD for $24.95. Click the Add to Chart button to purchase
the video.
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