# 42 Carver's Legacy

George Washington Carver had a goal. This was to help southern farmers. They needed good crops. They needed crops that didn't hurt the soil. Carver went to Simpson College in Iowa. He studied there for three years. Then he went to Iowa State. He got two degrees there. The college knew he was smart. They wanted him to stay. He joined the staff. He was put in charge of a huge greenhouse. There he grew over 20,000 kinds of fungi. This work brought him much fame.

Carver had many job offers. Thomas Edison offered $175,000 a year. Henry Ford tried to hire him too. Stalin invited him to the Soviet Union. He wanted Carver to help with cotton. But Carver refused all offers. Instead, he took a job at Tuskegee Institute. This was a school for African Americans. Carver was paid only $1,000 a year. But he was happy. He had goals to reach. He knew he could reach them at Tuskegee.

Carver worked at Tuskegee for 47 years. He never asked for a raise in pay. And he never received one. He died on January 4, 1943. He died in his office chair.

Carver came up with over 300 products from peanuts. All could have been patented. He could have made millions. But he did not want to. Here is what he said. "Mr. Creator did not charge to grow the peanut. I cannot accept money for my work with it."

He wanted research to continue. He started a foundation. He gave his life's savings to it. This came to $40,000. One honor came after his death. His birthplace was made a national shrine. How surprised the humble Carver would have been!

# 42 卡弗的遺產

喬治·華盛頓·卡弗有一個目標。那就是幫助南方農民。他們需要好的作物。他們需要不傷害土壤的作物。卡弗去了愛荷華州的辛普森學院。他在那裡學習了三年。然後他去了愛荷華州立大學。他在那裡獲得了兩個學位。學校知道他聰明。他們希望他留下。他加入了教職員工。他被委以管理一個大型溫室的重任。在那裡他種植了超過20,000種真菌。這項工作為他帶來了很大的名聲。

卡弗收到了許多工作邀請。湯瑪斯·愛迪生提供每年175,000美元。亨利·福特也試圖聘用他。史達林邀請他去蘇聯。他希望卡弗協助棉花種植。但卡弗拒絕了所有邀請。相反，他接受了塔斯基吉學院的工作。這是一所為非裔美國人設立的學校。卡弗的年薪只有1,000美元。但他很快樂。他有目標要實現。他知道在塔斯基吉可以實現這些目標。

卡弗在塔斯基吉工作了47年。他從未要求加薪。也從未得到過加薪。他於1943年1月4日去世。他在辦公椅上去世。

卡弗從花生中研發出了300多種產品。所有這些本都可以申請專利。他本可以成為百萬富翁。但他不願意。他是這麼說的：「造物主先生沒有為種植花生收費。我不能因我對它的工作而接受金錢。」

他希望研究能繼續下去。他創立了一個基金會。他將一生的積蓄捐給了它。總計40,000美元。他去世後獲得了一項榮譽。他的出生地被定為國家聖地。謙遜的卡弗會有多驚訝啊！