George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver (1860-1943), was an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor

In Martian Dreams, Carver was transported to Mars in the accidental launch of Percival Lowell's space bullet at its exhibition at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Some time during his stay on Mars, Carver came in contact with the Dream Machine of Elysium, and was trapped in the Dream World while the Martian Cheshef inhabited his body.

George Washington Carver was later freed from his nightmare within the Dream World when the Avatar met him, and agreed to help him in an experiment to study the Martian life cycle. The Avatar protected a growing Martian seedling from worms which threatened the young growth, and later split open the pod to reveal Carver himself. After leaving the Dream World, Carver talked at length about his experiments with the plants, and his work in improving agriculture back on Earth. He also talked of his love of painting, and his experience drawing flowers.

With the creation of mechanical bodies for the Martians, George Washington Carver was restored to his body and returned to Earth on Andrew Carnegie's rocket.

Trivia

 * In 1893 (the year in which the fictional Lowell expedition takes place), George Washington Carver was actually present at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago, and had on display a painting of a yucca and cactus.