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William Morrison (Escócia, 23 de agosto de 1855 - Califórnia, 29 de agosto de 1927) foi um químico escocês. Sua origem em química trouxe-lhe interesse no aperfeiçoamento das baterias recarregáveis.
- The Origins of Spun Sugar
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- The ‘Fairy Floss’ Craze
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Long before machine-made cotton candy came along, there was spun sugar. Back in 15th-century Italy, for example, chefs are known to have melted huge pans of sugar and then spun it using a method involving a fork to flick strands of it over a broom handle. This process created crunchy twigs and nests of sugar not too dissimilar to the cotton candy w...
Morrison graduated as a dentist in Tennessee in 1890, but rather than steering clear of sugar, given his profession, he started exploring ways to make spun sugar in a short space of time. After some investigating, Morrison enlisted the help of a Tennessee confectioner, John C. Wharton, to make a prototype cotton candy machine. In 1897, the unlikely...
With their cotton candy machine designed and patented, all Morrison and Wharton needed was to build up a customer base. They found it in 1904, at the St. Louis World’s Fair. The duo sold their product, which they named ‘fairy floss’, to the exposition’s throngs of visitors at 25 cents per box. It was a roaring success, and they ultimately sold more...
Somewhere along the way, ‘fairy floss’ became popularly known as ‘cotton candy’ in America, but Australians still tend to call it ‘fairy floss’. Britain and New Zealand, meanwhile, meet halfway and generally use the term ‘candy floss’. Other nations have been more creative with their terminology. Like ‘candy floss’, the Afrikaans word for the treat...
Learn how William Morrison, a dentist from Tennessee, teamed up with a sweetmaker to create the first cotton candy machine in 1897. Discover the history and global popularity of this fairground favourite.
15 de set. de 2014 · William Morrison was a chemist who developed the first successful electric car in the U.S. around 1890. His vehicle was a six-passenger wagon that could reach 14 miles per hour and sparked interest in electric vehicles.
Politics. Science. Sports. Other people. See also. William Morrison may refer to: Arts and literature. William McKenzie Morrison (1857–1921), American photographer. William Morrison (poet) (1881–1973), Irish poet. Joseph Samachson or William Morrison (1906–1980), science-fiction writer.
20 de mar. de 2018 · Learn about Iowa inventor William Morrison, who created America's first practical electric car in 1893. His car featured rechargeable batteries, rack-and-pinion steering and high-spoked wheels for winter road races.
3 de fev. de 2020 · Learn about the Scottish inventor who built the first successful electric car in 1890, using his improved batteries and a carriage from Des Moines Buggy Company. Find out why his invention is controversial and how other inventors also claimed to have built electric cars before him.
The first electric car in the United States was developed in 1890–91 by Scotland-born William Morrison of Des Moines, Iowa; the vehicle was a six-passenger wagon capable of reaching a speed of 23 km/h (14 mph).
