Pop Rocks were invented by food chemist William A. Mitchell, who worked for General  Foods.  He also invented Tang, Cool Whip, quick-setting Jell-O, a tapioca  substitute, and powdered egg whites, among other things.  He received over 70 patents in his lifetime.

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