George Washington Carver Author:Anne Terry White "He is a Plant Doctor!" people said of the little boy who could make anything grow. "He's a wizard!" they said of the scientist who made such marvelous discoveries in his laboratory. For George Washington Carver made marble from sawdust, dyes from clay, paper from peanut shells. From the peanut and the sweet potato he made more than 100 new prod... more »ucts! He spent his life overcoming obstacles that would have discouraged most men. But before he died, people all over the world honored the work of the great scientist who was born in slavery.« less