Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who’s George Washington Carver? Why’s he not just the peanut guy but the Black Leonardo DaVinci? How does he reconcile faith and science? What role did adversity play in his genius? And more.
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Resources:
George Washington Carver: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver
Agricultural Science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_science
Crop Rotation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_rotation
Who invented peanut butter? https://bit.ly/3v0MG1R
The ‘Black Leonardo’: https://bit.ly/3ynZLnN
Carver’s favorite poem “Equipment” by Edgar A. Guest: https://bit.ly/3os5gNQ
Faith as Inspiration for George Washington Carver: https://bit.ly/2S8odck
Successful children who lost a parent - Why are there so many of them?: https://n.pr/3v2ZEfg
Gladwell’s “eminent orphans” is described in David and Goliath: https://amzn.to/3uX2keq
Viktor Frankl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl