GK
INVENTIONS
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Studying plants.
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Playing an instrument.
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Writing books.
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Eating.
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Detailed explanation-1: -At a young age, Carver took a keen interest in plants and experimented with natural pesticides, fungicides and soil conditioners. He became known as the “the plant doctor” to local farmers due to his ability to discern how to improve the health of their gardens, fields and orchards.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carver was one of the most prominent African Americans of his time and well-recognized for his work in plant research. George Washington Carver advised Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi on matters of agriculture and nutrition. George Washington Carver was the first African American to have a national park named after him.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some of George Washington Carver’s best-known inventions include crop rotation, or planting different crops to restore soil instead of single-crop farming, and creating 300 different uses for peanuts (which actually weren’t classified as a crop until Carver’s work).