Portrait: Johann Jacob Schweppe

26 October 2016 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: Portrait Reading Time:  5 minutes

Madrid - Gran Via - Schweppes neon sign © flickr.com - Tomás Fano/cc-by-sa-2.0

Madrid – Gran Via – Schweppes neon sign © flickr.com – Tomás Fano/cc-by-sa-2.0

Johann Jacob Schweppe (March 16, 1740 – November 18, 1821) was a German-born naturalised Swiss watchmaker and amateur scientist who developed the first practical process to manufacture carbonated mineral water, based on a process discovered by Joseph Priestley in 1770.   read more…

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