| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,507,961,193 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Horsford, Eben Norton |
Also found in: Hutchinson | 0.08 sec. |
|
Horsford, Eben Norton (1818–93) chemist; born in Moscow (now Livonia), N.Y. He was professor at Harvard (1847–63) and developed one of the first labs in America for analytic chemistry. He invented baking powder and founded Rumford Chemical Company in 1856 to produce it. He also made rations composed of grain and meat for the military during the Civil War. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | |
|---|---|
|
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|