Chris9/28/2010Per.7Com. No. 10

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Invention: Popsicle

• Frank made the popsicle at age 11.• He mixed a soft drink one winter night in 1905 made with

soda, water powder, and water. • He put it on his front porch over night and in the morning

there was a fruity substance on his front porch.• The popsicles gained popularity very quickly.• First made with birch wood sticks and sold for just a

nickel.• Today hundreds of millions of popsicles are eaten in the

U.S every year.• There are more than thirty flavors including Grape,

Lemon, Lime, Banana, Cherry, and Raspberry.• The most popular flavor for year and years is Classic

Orange.

Inventor: Frank Epperson

• Frank was born in 1894 and raised in San Francisco.

• He the made the best creation to me the popsicle

• Though he is said to have tasted it and shown to all his friends.

• He sold his rights to the popsicle to Joe Lowe Company in New York.

Lemelson Mit, Frank Epperson Popsicle, 9/29/2010, http://web.mit.edu/invent/i-archive.html