(dec 25, 1794 – apr 25, 1841)
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* invented the method of preserving food by sealed containers. I Appert began a 14-year period of experimentation in 1795. Using corked-glass containers with wire boiling water for varying lengths of time, he preserved soups, fruits, vegetables, juices, dairy products, jellies, and syrups.
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