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Three patents (one for cosmetics, and two for paints and stains) were issued to George Washington Carver

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Who is the black inventor that has been issued the greatest number of US patents?

George Washinton Carver was a black American. He invented peanut butter.


Who is gorge washington carver?

An agricultural chemist, George Washington Carver discovered three hundred uses for peanuts and hundreds more uses for soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes. Among the listed items that he suggested to southern farmers to help them economically were his recipes and improvements to/for: adhesives, axle grease, bleach, buttermilk, chili sauce, fuel briquettes, ink, instant coffee, linoleum, mayonnaise, meat tenderizer, metal polish, paper, plastic, pavement, shaving cream, shoe polish, synthetic rubber, talcum powder and wood stain. Three patents were issued to Carver. George Washington Carver was born in 1864 near Diamond Grove, Missouri on the farm of Moses Carver. He was born into difficult and changing times near the end of the Civil War. The infant George and his mother kidnapped by Confederate night-raiders and possibly sent away to Arkansas. Moses Carver found and reclaimed George after the war but his mother had disappeared forever. The identity of Carver's father remains unknown, although he believed his father was a slave from a neighboring farm. Moses and Susan Carver reared George and his brother as their own children. It was on the Moses' farm where George first fell in love with nature, where he earned the nickname 'The Plant Doctor' and collected in earnest all manner of rocks and plants.


Where did George Washington Carver do his work?

George Washington Carver attended and graduated from Minneapolis High School in Kansas. Afterwards, he applied to many colleges but was denied by many because of his race. He was accepted into Simpson College where he studied Art and Piano. Due to his liking in painting plants, his teacher suggested he study botany, which he did. He studied botany in the Iowa State Agricultural College.


How many patents have been issued since 1790?

In the USA alone there have been over 8,300,000 patents issued. Add to these all of the other patents in all of the other countries and you will have your answer.


How many patents did Alexander Graham Bell have?

Alexander Graham Bell had 18 patents issued to him only, and 12 issued to him and collaborators.


Who was the first executive order was issued by?

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Who issued the first proclomation making thanksgiving a national holiday?

George Washington, in 1789.


Are patents still issued for inventions?

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Was George Washington still alive when his face was put on the quarter?

The Washington quarter was issued in 1932 to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth, so the answer is no.