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Walter Diemer
American inventor of bubble gum (1904–1998)
Walter Diemer | |
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| Born | (1905-01-08)January 8, 1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 1998(1998-01-08) (aged 93) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Employer | Fleer |
| Known for | Inventing bubble gum |
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| Children | 2 |
Walter E. Diemer (January 8, 1905 – January 8, 1998) was an American accountant who, in 1928, invented bubble gum.
Life
[edit]Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Diemer was working as an accountant at Fleer in 1926 when the company president sought to cut costs by making their own gum base. The company's founder, Frank Fleer, had previously made a batch of bubble gum in 1906 which he called Blibber-Blubber, but it was too sticky and easily broke. Ultimately, the moder