Who invented soda pop?

Joseph Priestley

In 1767 (just one year after meeting Franklin), Priestley made his first major discovery - that graphite can conduct electricity. This may not sound like a big deal, unless you realize that carbon is the main ingredient in modern electrical resistors. That same year he published The History of Electricity.

Now, remember that Priestley also became a pastor in Leeds at the same time. He lived next to a brewery and was intrigued by the "air" that floated over the fermenting grain.

Priestley didn't know it at the time, but he was about to become one of the most famous chemists of all time.

From his first experiment, he was able to show that this brewery gas extinguished lighted wood chips. He also noticed that this gas drifted to the ground around the vat, implying that it was more dense (heavier) than normal air. This gas would later be identified as carbon dioxide.

He devised a method to produce the gas back in his home laboratory. When the heavy gas, as he called it, was dissolved in water, he found that it had a very pleasant and tangy taste. For this invention of soda water, he was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 1772 and received a medal from the Royal Society in 1773

In 1851 Ginger ale was created in Ireland.
James Vernor, a Detroit pharmacist 1861 - US.

OK, listen up buddy! whoever has the time to look up all this research on who invented SODA??? IT SOUNDS LIKE A BUNCH OF SCIENTIFICAL CRAP ANYWAY...and ijust dont understand it .

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Soft drinks can trace their history back to the mineral water found in natural springs. Bathing in natural springs has long been considered a healthy thing to do; and mineral water was said to have curative powers. Scientists soon discovered that gas carbonium or carbon dioxide was behind the bubbles in natural mineral water.
The first marketed soft drinks (non-carbonated) appeared in the 17th century. They were made from water and lemon juice sweetened with honey. In 1676, the Compagnie de Limonadiers of Paris were granted a monopoly for the sale of lemonade soft drinks. Vendors would carry tanks of lemonade on their backs and dispensed cups of the soft drink to thirsty Parisians.


Joseph Priestley
In 1767, the first drinkable man-made glass of carbonated water was created by Englishmen Doctor Joseph Priestley. Three years later, Swedish chemist Torbern Bergman invented a generating apparatus that made carbonated water from chalk by the use of sulfuric acid. Bergman's apparatus allowed imitation mineral water to be produced in large amounts.

John Mathews
In 1810, the first United States patent was issued for the "means of mass manufacture of imitation mineral waters" to Simons and Rundell of Charleston, South Carolina. However, carbonated beverages did not achieve great popularity in America until 1832, when John Mathews invented his apparatus for the making carbonated water. John Mathews then mass-manufactured his apparatus for sale to soda fountain owners.

Health Properties of Mineral Water
The drinking of either natural or artificial mineral water was considered a healthy practice. The American pharmacists selling mineral waters began to add medicinal and flavorful herbs to unflavored mineral water. They used birch bark, dandelion, sarsaparilla, and fruit extracts. Some historians consider that the first flavored carbonated soft drink was that made in 1807 by Doctor Philip Syng Physick of Philadelphia. Early American pharmacies with soda fountains became a popular part of culture. The customers soon wanted to take their "health" drinks home with them and a soft drink bottling industry grew from consumer demand.

The Soft Drink Bottling Industry
Over 1,500 U.S. patents were filed for either a cork, cap, or lid for the carbonated drink bottle tops during the early days of the bottling industry. Carbonated drink bottles are under a lot of pressure from the gas. Inventors were trying to find the best way to prevent the carbon dioxide or bubbles from escaping. In 1892, the "Crown Cork Bottle Seal" was patented by William Painter, a Baltimore machine shop operator. It was the first very successful method of keeping the bubbles in the bottle.

Automatic Production of Glass Bottles
In 1899, the first patent was issued for a glass-blowing machine for the automatic production of glass bottles. Earlier glass bottles had all been hand-blown. Four years later, the new bottle-blowing machine was in operation. It was first operated by the inventor, Michael Owens, an employee of Libby Glass Company. Within a few years, glass bottle production increased from 1,500 bottles a day to 57,000 bottles a day.

Hom-Paks and Vending Machines
During the 1920s, the first "Hom-Paks" were invented. "Hom-Paks" are the familiar six-pack beverage carrying cartons made from cardboard. Automatic vending machines also began to appear in the 1920s. The soft drink had become an American mainstay.
Source: http://inventors.about.com/od/foodrelatedinventions/a/soft_drinks.htm

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S. E. Hinton

i diont now but do all kids like it