Age of Invention

  • George Crum- Potato Chips

    George Crum- Potato Chips

    Crum invented the potato chip when one of his customers was not satisfied with the thickness of the potato
  • Charles Hires- Root Beer

    Charles Hires- Root Beer

    Hires was a Quaker and pharmacist who invented root beer
  • John S. Pemberton- Coca-Cola

    John S. Pemberton- Coca-Cola

    Pemberton was an American pharmacist who created Coca-Cola in 1886 but sold it shortly before he died
  • Caleb D. Bradham-Pepsi

    Caleb D. Bradham-Pepsi

    Bradham was an American pharmacist who invented the famous drink Pepsi in 1898
  • Frank Epperson- Popsicle

    Frank Epperson- Popsicle

    At the age of 11, frank left a cup of powder soda, water and a wooden stick on the porch and it froze.
  • Forrest E. Mars Sr.-Mars Candy

    Forrest E. Mars Sr.-Mars Candy

    the driving force of the Mars candy empire. He is best known for introducing Milky Way and Mars chocolate candy bars, and M&M's chocolate candy
  • Clarence Crane- Lifesavers

    Clarence Crane- Lifesavers

    Crane invented it to be "summer candy" so it could withstand heat better than chocolate
  • James Kraft- Kraft Cheese

    James Kraft- Kraft Cheese

    a Canadian-American inventor. Kraft was the first to patent processed cheese.
  • Clarence Birdseye- Frozen Food

    Clarence Birdseye- Frozen Food

    In 1924, he developed his company "General Foods" which was the first to freeze their produce
  • Edwin Perkins-Kool Aid

    Edwin Perkins-Kool Aid

    Perkins invented the powder mix drink "Kool-Aid"
  • James Alexander Dewar- Twinkie

    James Alexander Dewar- Twinkie

    Dewar was a Canadian inventor who created the Twinkie
  • J. Robert Cade- Gatorade

    J. Robert Cade- Gatorade

    Cade created Gatorade for the Florida Gators in 1965