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Childhood
On September 12, 1847 George Grant was born. He was born in Montgomery
- Alabama. He then soon moved to
Oswego, New Hampshire. His parents were slaves and his grandparents were
- slaves. He lived the rest of his life in
George Franklin Grant Created The Wooden By Olivia E. Golf Tee - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
George Franklin Grant Created The Wooden By Olivia E. Golf Tee - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
George Franklin Grant Created The Wooden By Olivia E. Golf Tee Childhood On September 12, 1847 George Grant was born. He was born in Montgomery Alabama. He then soon moved to Oswego, New Hampshire. His parents were slaves and his
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Family members
He had 3 children named, May belle Grant, George F . Grant jr. , Frances Grant, and his wife's name was Helene Grant. His mom's name was Phillis Pitt.
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Education
He went to Harvard School Of Medicine. He had become a Boston dentist. He then took a position in mechanical dentistry . He soon became the first African American professor at Harvard.
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Why so important
The golf tee replaced the cup, sand, and mud. When you hit the ball most likely it wouldn't hit if you used the sand and mud.
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Interesting facts
- Grant made the third golf tee in the world
- His invention was under appreciated
- Grant made the tallest wooden golf tee in America
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Invention changed lives
When we use a golf tee it holds up the ball so you can hit the golf ball. When we used Grant's golf tee it would hold the ball off the ground but a little bit higher.
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Here is a blueprint of the golf tee where there are arrows pointing to important
- parts. Also there is a picture of what Grant's tee looks like and a picture of
what it looks like now.