when was peanut butter invented
1 Today the nuts are roasted, and the peanut butter is much tastier. 2  1903: Dr. George Washington Carver developed more than 300 other uses for peanuts, and is considered by many to be the father of the peanut industry. 3  1904: C.H. 4  Sumner introduced peanut butter to the world at the Universal Exposition in St. Louis.