George Washington Carver: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Biographies of George Washington Carver are found in Rackham Holt, George Washington Carver: An American Biography (1963); Gary R. Kremer, George Washington Carver: A Biography (2011); Linda O. McMurry, George Washington Carver: Scientist and Symbol (1981); and Christina Vella, George Washington Carver: A Life (2015).

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Article History

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Modified link of Web site: PBS - OPT Documentaries - Seeds of Success : The Legacy of George Washington Carver. Aug 13, 2026
Add new Web site: One Earth - George Washington Carver and the legacy of Regenerative Agriculture. Jul 02, 2026
Article revised and updated. May 12, 2026
Add new Web site: National Inventors Hall of Fame - George Washington Carver. Jan 02, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Black History of America - George Washington Carver. Nov 07, 2025
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at University of Nebraska - Lincoln - George Washington Carver: Textile Artist (PDF). Aug 01, 2025
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - George Washington Carver: A plant scientist’s perspective. Jun 07, 2025
Add new Web site: C.S. Lewis Institute - George Washington Carver. Apr 24, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Tuskegee University - The Legacy of Dr. George Washington Carver. Nov 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Linda Hall Library - George Washington Carver. Sep 23, 2024
Add new Web site: National Park Service - George Washington Carver. May 20, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 21, 2024
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Jan 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Live Science - George Washington Carver: Biography, Inventions and Quotes. Dec 28, 2023
Add new Web site: American Chemical Society - George Washington Carver. Oct 20, 2023
Add new Web site: Historic Missourians - George Washington Carver. Aug 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Science History Institute - George Washington Carver. Apr 06, 2023
Add new Web site: American Chemical Society - George Washington Carver. Nov 16, 2022
Changed “slave woman” to “enslaved woman.” Jun 23, 2021
Corrected display issue. Feb 08, 2021
Changed “black” to “Black” throughout article. Jul 24, 2020
Deleted the cross-reference to "Minneapolis." Mar 27, 2019
Bibliography revised. Feb 17, 2017
Add new Web site: PBS - OPT Documentaries - Seeds of Success : The Legacy of George Washington Carver. Feb 17, 2017
Added cross-references. Feb 14, 2017
Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Biography of George Washington Carver. Jan 13, 2017
Add new Web site: LiveScience - George Washington Carver: Biography, Inventions & Quotes. Jan 13, 2017
Add new Web site: Missouri Department of Agriculture - George Washington Carver. Jan 13, 2017
Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - The Brilliance of George Washington Carver. Jan 13, 2017
Add new Web site: Kansas Historical Society - Kansapedia - Biography of George Washington Carver. Jan 13, 2017
Added information about his kidnapping as a child. Jun 22, 2015
Bibliography revised. Jun 22, 2015
Add new Web site: Documenting The American South - George Washington Carver: Advocate for Southern Farmers. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: National Inventors Hall of Fame - Biography of George Washington Carver. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Biography of George Washington Carver. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - George Washington Carver. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Lemelson-MIT Program - Biography of George Washington Carver. Apr 12, 2013
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of George Washington Carver. Apr 09, 2009
Added new Web site: Spectrum Biographies - Biography of George Washington Carver. Feb 20, 2008
Added new Web site: Iowa State University - The Legacy of George Washington Carver. Jun 08, 2006
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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