Birdseye view: an early food engineering pioneer.(CENTENNIALSPOTLIGHT) From: Resource: Engineering & Technology for a SustainableWorld | Date: October 1, 2007| Author: Miller, William M. | COPYRIGHT 2007 American Society of Agricultural Engineers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The word Birds Eye is synonymous with the frozen food industry, originating with the inventor of quick freezing, Clarence Birdseye, an early biological engineer. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1886, Birdseye exhibited keen interest in outdoor activities. By the age of 10, he was trapping and selling muskrats. He studied and practiced taxidermy in addition to taking a cooking class in high school. Off to college at Amherst, he studied biology and earned money for school expenses by tra...