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One of the 20th century’s greatest scientists, George Washington Carver’s influence is still felt. Rising from slavery to become one of the world’s most respected and honored men, he devoted his life to understanding nature and the many uses for the simplest of plant life. His scientific research in the late 1800s produced agricultural innovations like crop rotation and composting. Part of the “chemurgist” movement that changed the rural economy, he found ingenious applications for the peanut, soybean, and sweet potato. At Tuskegee Institute, Dr. Carver invented more than 300 uses for the peanut, while convincing poor farmers to rotate cotton crops with things that would add nutrients to the soil. A visionary, Carver shared his knowledge free of charge, happy in his Tuskegee laboratory where he could use his gifts to help others.
Original Release
02/01/2005
US Release
02/01/2005
Cast
Name | Character |
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Thomas Duffy | Self - Great Western Beef Company |
Mike Eickman | Self - Eickman's Processing |
Bob Gladu | Self - Master Butcher |
Joseph Ingrao | Self - Paulina Meat Market, Chicago |
John Killefer | Self - Animal Science, University of Illinois |
Jerome Lekan | Self - Paulina Meat Market, Chicago |
Floyd McKeith | Self - Animal Science, University of Illinois |
Dominic Pacyga | Self - History, Columbia College, Chicago |
Buck Raper | Self - Engineering Manager, Dexter-Russell |
Lloyd Sherr | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
Cast
Name | Character |
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Thomas Duffy | Self - Great Western Beef Company |
Mike Eickman | Self - Eickman's Processing |
Bob Gladu | Self - Master Butcher |
Joseph Ingrao | Self - Paulina Meat Market, Chicago |
John Killefer | Self - Animal Science, University of Illinois |
Jerome Lekan | Self - Paulina Meat Market, Chicago |
Floyd McKeith | Self - Animal Science, University of Illinois |
Dominic Pacyga | Self - History, Columbia College, Chicago |
Buck Raper | Self - Engineering Manager, Dexter-Russell |
Lloyd Sherr | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
Eddy Shin | Self - Chef, Nick & Stef's Steakhouse |
Fritz Usinger | Self - Usinger's Famous Sausage |
Dan Vance | Self - Huntington Meats |
Thomas Wake | Self - Director, Zooarchaeology Lab, UCLA |
Jim Wieringa | Self - Mobile Butcher |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sean Heckman | Producer |
Jim Hense | Producer |
Tim Knauff | Producer |