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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1940, Carver donated his life savings to set up a foundation for continued agricultural research. Based on his work in developing peanuts as a southern crop, Carver is often given credit for inventing peanut butter. And he probably did make peanut butter while studying the peanut.

Detailed explanation-2: -Scientist of the Day-George Washington Carver. George Washington Carver, an American agricultural botanist, died Jan. 5, 1943, at the age of 78 or 79. He had been born into slavery around 1864, the slave-owner being Moses Carver, who owned a farm in southwestern Missouri.