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Matt Edgar

Just noticed the extra-long UK holiday weekend in June coincides with the 250th anniversary of Joseph Priestley inventing fizzy drinks, and immediately giving his method freely to the world

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"If this discovery (though it doth not deserve that name) be of any use to my countrymen, and to mankind at large, I shall have my reward. For this purpose I have made the communication as early as I conveniently could, since the latest improvements that I have made in the process; and I cannot help expressing my wishes, that all persons, who discover anything that promises to be generally useful, would adopt the same method."
Matt Edgar

Just a few days to go until the 250th anniversary of fizzy drinks. Hope you have something artificially sparkling at the ready to celebrate

Scan of yellowed book page that reads: "Leeds, 4th of June, 1772 } Joseph Priestley"
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Matt Edgar

Today's the day this long weekend has been building up to: the 250th anniversary of Joseph Priestley inventing fizzy drinks and open sourcing his method. Raise a toast with something artificially sparkling!

Old scientific apparatus showing bowls of liquid and bladders for gasses
Head shot of Joseph Priestley cropped from an old engraving
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