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Mit: Inventor of the Week: George Washington Carver ArticleMit: Inventor of the Week: George Washington Carver Article
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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9th - 10th
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1250L
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Mit: Inventor of the Week: George Washington Carver

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This brief article from MIT Invention Dimension on George Washington Carver (1865-1943 CE) provides an overview of his education and his inventions, which influenced the world of agriculture.

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george washington carver

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crop-rotation, legumes, sweet potatoes, iowa state college of agriculture and mechanical arts, lemelson-mit, simpson college, tuskegee institute, cultivating nitrate-producing legumes, organic fertilization

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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