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==== The lawsuit ==== | ==== The lawsuit ==== | ||
In 1998, the Quaker Oats Company and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology settled a $1.85 million lawsuit over an experiment conducted in the 1940s and 1950s. In this experiment, boys at the Fernald State School in Waltham, Massachusetts were fed oatmeal containing radioactive iron and calcium to study how the digestive system absorbs these substances. The plaintiffs in the court case claimed their civil rights were violated, as neither they nor their parents were informed that the oatmeal would be irradiated. M.I.T. officials claimed that the radiation caused no health problems and was not dangerous. [([[https:// | In 1998, the Quaker Oats Company and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology settled a $1.85 million lawsuit over an experiment conducted in the 1940s and 1950s. In this experiment, boys at the Fernald State School in Waltham, Massachusetts were fed oatmeal containing radioactive iron and calcium to study how the digestive system absorbs these substances. The plaintiffs in the court case claimed their civil rights were violated, as neither they nor their parents were informed that the oatmeal would be irradiated. M.I.T. officials claimed that the radiation caused no health problems and was not dangerous. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== The Oat King ==== | ||
+ | For many Americans in the 1850s, oats were considered food for livestock - not fit for human consumption. Ferdinand Schumacher set out to change this perception in 1856, opening the American German Mills oatmeal factory in Akron, Ohio. Schumacher was successful both because of the inexpensive nature of grinding oats and the strong support from Irish and German immigrants who were already accustomed to eating oats. His success led to the memorable nickname "The Oat King" and he quickly began to attract local competitors. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Henry Parsons Crowell ==== | ||
+ | One of Schumacher' | ||
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+ | ==== Joined forces ==== | ||
+ | After years of murderous rivalry, in 1888 Schumacher and Crowell joined forces with five other Midwestern cereal tycoons, including John Stuart and George Douglas, to form the American Cereal Company. Schumacher served as the company' | ||
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+ | ==== Larry ==== | ||
+ | Although often said to be William Penn, a prominent Quaker, and founder of the state of Pennsylvania, | ||
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