George Washington Carver (1864[1] – January 5, 1943) was an African American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century. While a professor at Tuskegee Institute, Carver developed techniques to improve types of soils depleted by repeated plantings of cotton. He wanted p0or farmers to grow other crops, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes, as a source o

Born A Slave—Invented Your Great-Grandma's Face Cream George Washington Carver, born enslaved in 1864, patented the first plant-based cosmetics in 1925—face creams, lotions, shampoos, and soaps from peanuts. He invented 300 peanut products and 118 sweet potato products. FDR used his massage oils. Henry Ford partnered with him. By 1940, peanuts were America's 2nd-largest crop—all because of him. #GeorgeWashingtonCarver, #BlackHistory, #Inventor, #Cosmetics, #Peanuts, #TuskegeeUniversity, #Patent,