Crum died in 1914, but today’s astounding variety of potato chips ... hastened to point out that Crum was not the sole inventor of the chip, or even the first. The earliest known recipe for ...

Case in point: the potato chip. The story you're likely to hear is that the potato chip was invented by George Crum, a legendary part-Black, part-Native American chef in 19th-century New York ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Although well-known today as a mass-produced, beloved national snack, the beginnings of the American potato chip craze were far more gourmet.

Take the Rediff Business Quiz and find out how much you know about the commonplace but bestselling potato chips. Biz Quiz is best viewed in Internet Explorer (IE) and Netscape above version 6.0 ...

With his expertise in chemistry and math, scientist Fred Baur invented potato chips in the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid. Lightweight chips like Pringles can fly off the conveyor belt. This shape, ...