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Mary Engle Pennington

Mary Engle Pennington
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Mary Engle Pennington was an American bacteriological chemist, food scientist and refrigeration engineer. She was an innovator in the preservation, handling, storage, and transportation of perishable foods and the first female lab chief at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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  1. George WashingtonMay 20, 1871 – March 29, 1946
  2. Slavoljub Eduard PenkalaApril 20, 1871 – February 5, 1922
  3. Jan SzczepanikJune 13, 1872 – April 18, 1926
  4. Louis BlériotJuly 1, 1872 – August 1, 1936
  5. Mary Engle Pennington (this page)October 8, 1872 – December 27, 1952
  6. Traian VuiaAugust 17, 1872 – September 3, 1950

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