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Epperson, Frank, 1894-1983

LC control no.no2019012749
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingEpperson, Frank, 1894-1983
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Variant(s)Epperson, Francis, 1894-1983
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedCalifornia
Birth date1894-08-11
Death date1983-10-22
Place of birthWillows (Calif.)
Place of deathFremont (Calif.)
Profession or occupationInventors
Found inThe boy who invented the Popsicle, the cool science behind Frank Epperson's famous frozen treat, 2019.
Wikipedia, viewed January 24, 2019 (Francis William "Frank" Epperson; born August 11, 1894 in Willows, California; died October 22, 1983 in Fremont, California); lived in either Oakland or San Francisco, California; popularized ice pops after patenting the concept of "frozen ice on a stick" in 1923; claimed to have first created an ice pop in 1905, at the age of 11, when he accidentally left a glass of powdered lemonade soda and water with a mixing stick in it on his porch during a cold night)
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National bib agency no.1030K1349E
Associated languageeng
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