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William Morrison (dentist)

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{{Other people|William Morrison}}William James Morrison (1860–1926) was an American dentist and inventor who is best known for developing the cotton candy machine.^[1]

Career

Morrison, from Nashville, Tennessee, was an avid inventor, and has a number of inventions to his credit. One of them is the first [cotton candy] (originally named Fairy Floss and named Candy Floss in the UK and Fairy Floss in Australia) machine, which he invented in 1897 in cooperation with confectioner John C. Wharton. This electric machine melted sugar and then used forced-air to push it through a wire screen. It was introduced at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, and was a big success. Thomas Patton and Josef Delarose Lascaux also claimed to invent the cotton candy machine.

Morrison was also a lawyer, author, and leader of civic and political affairs.

He later became president of the Tennessee State Dental Association.

References

1. ^{{cite journal|journal=J Hist Dent. |date=July 2005 |volume=53 |issue=2 |pages=51–56 |title=William J. Morrison (1860-1926): co-inventor of the cotton candy machine |authors=Christen AG, Christen JA |pmid=16092607}}

"History of the Tennessee State Dental Association" by Madison Jones, comp. by Thomas Davidson Dow. Tennessee Dental Association (Nashville), 1958

5 : 1860 births|1926 deaths|American dentists|American inventors|People from Nashville, Tennessee

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