Thomas Adams (chewing gum maker), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Adams (chewing gum maker)

American scientist and inventor

Date of Birth: 04-May-1818

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 07-Feb-1905

Profession: scientist, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Thomas Adams (May 4, 1818 – February 7, 1905) was a 19th-century American scientist and inventor who is regarded as a founder of the chewing gum industry.
He eventually joined with well-known chewing gum maker William Wrigley, Jr.
The Wrigley's Chewing Gum Factory was built on Staten Island in 1909 when local chemist Louis A.
Dreyfus enhanced the product.
Adams conceived the idea while working as a secretary to former Mexican leader Antonio López de Santa Anna, who chewed a natural gum called chicle.
Adams first tried to formulate the gum into a rubber suitable for tires.
When that didn't work, he made the chicle into a chewing gum called Chiclets.