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Born in Cambridge

400 Years of Ideas and Innovators
  • Karen Weintraub
  • Michael Kuchta
2022
MIT Press

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A girl holds a plate of bread loaves, a little boy lifts up a package of self-raising bread preparation, and another girl looks on.
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A Colorful History of Baking Powder (And Its Unlikely Inventor)

In the 19th century, food science promised to improve the health, robustness, and productivity of humankind.
by Karen Weintraub, Michael Kuchta via The MIT Press Reader on December 14, 2022
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