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Clarence Birdseye

American businessman and inventor
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Clarence Birdseye (born December 9, 1886, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 7, 1956, New York) was an American businessman and inventor best known for developing a process for freezing foods in small packages suitable for retailing. Birdseye was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and from a young age was interested in the natural sciences. In 1906 he went to Amherst College to study biology; two years later he quit school, unable to afford college...

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