George Washington Carver was a famous scientist. Carver worked in agriculture. George discovered and experimented with different plants used in agriculture. Carver helped make different pesticides to control insects that ate farmers' crops. George Carver developed new methods that are still used in agriculture today. Carver also found uses for different things like peanuts and other plants. He also received numerous medals and honors during his life. George Washington Carver was born around 1861, probably July 12, but no one really knows for sure. Carver was born to Mary and Giles Carver on the Susan and Moses Carver plantation. George's mother and father were slaves owned by Susan and Moses Carver in Diamond, Missouri. The Carver Museum marks the place where he was born. Later, after his birth, he and his mother were kidnapped and taken to Arkansas. Moses Carver then paid the money he owed. They returned and returned George to Susan and Moses Carver. They kept Mary because they probably didn't want to be bothered by the baby. George was raised by Moses and Susan Carver. As he grew up, people started calling him the “Plant Doctor,” because he was so good with plants. When George was a teenager, he went to a school for black children in Neosho, Kansas. He then spent the next ten years traveling throughout the Midwest. He finally completed his studies in his early twenties. Afterwards, George spent time farming until he had enough money to attend Simpson College in Iowa. After some time at Simpson, he went to Iowa State, and in 1894 he became the first black student to graduate from Iowa State University. In 1896, George Washington Carver received his master's degree from Iowa State University. Around this time, George was becoming known in the United States for the study of fungi and parasites, as well as the study of plants. Later in 1896, George was invited to work at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He accepted the position and was given the opportunity to build a farm building and laboratory. In 1897, the U.S. Department of Agriculture funded the small laboratory at the Tuskegee Institute. At this time, Carver began working on how to solve the problems the South was having with its fields. When Carver arrived at Tuskegee Institute, peanuts were not even recognized as a crop..