Hall, Lloyd
1894-1971 · Contribution: 1930s-1950s
Food Chemist
Food preservation and sterilization methods
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1894
- Active since
- 1930s
- Category
- Agriculture & Food
- Best known for
- Meat-curing chemistryFood-preservation methodsInventors Hall of Fame
Impact on the world
Hall's chemistry made the modern packaged-food supply safer and longer-lasting, work embedded in countless products people eat daily. He turned food preservation into a rigorous science.
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