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Birth date
George Washington Carver was born in Missouri in the year 1865. -
School
He went to school at age 11 and discovered a lot about plants. -
College.
By 1891 he was enrolled in Iowa State College of agriculture and muechanics in Ames,Iowa, -
Honorable mention
He wins honorable mention at Chicago World`s Fair for his painting of cactus and yucca plants. -
Degree
Earns a degree in agricultural science and begins working at Iowa State College. -
Masters degree
Earns a Masters degree from Iowa State College; begins working at Tuskegee Institute. -
Fellow
Named a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts for his contributions to agricultural research. -
Springarn Medal
Awarded the Springarn Medal from the NAACP for disriguished service to science. -
Patents
Recieves patents for Cosmetics and for stain and paint. -
Another Patent
Recieves another patent for stain and paint. -
Fungi
Begins studies of fungi for the U.S. Department of agriculture.