Person
Spawn, A. F.
- Occupation
- Food technologist
Summary
A. F. Spawn introduced dehydration as a form of food preservation in 1886 when he developed his Climax Fruit Evaporator to process excess apples in southern Tasmania. It has since been acknowledged to have been the beginning of mechanical dehydration.
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Spawn, A. F.', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475611. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_s.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 25 May 2006
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