John+Pemberton

= __ **John Stith Pemberton** __ =
 * Birth: **July 8, 1831 in Rome,Georgia
 * Death:** August 16, 1888 in Columbus, Georgia
 * Nationality: **American
 * Invention:** [|Coca-Cola] in 1886
 * Function: **Popular carbonated soft drink colored usually with caramel and flavored usually with extracts from [|kola nuts] and sweeteners

In 1971 "I want to buy the world a Coke" marketing campaign begins.


 * The translation of “Coca-Cola” in Mandarin Chinese is “to allow the mouth to be able to rejoice.”**


 * ‍‍‍‍‍‍Born on January 8, 1831, in Knoxville, in Crawford County.Pemberton attended the schools near Rome.
 * When he was little he moved to Rome, Georgia, when he aventually graduated high school he went to Mercer University School of Medicine and a degree in Pharmacy.
 * After he got a graduate degree he became the most respected student at the Univesity.
 * He had a gift for medical chemistry rather than ordinary medicine.
 * His most famous acomplishments involved his Coca Cola factories.
 * John Pemberton served as a lieutenant colonelin the Third Georgia Cavalry Battalion during the Civil War and was almost killed.
 * He went to Philadelphia, Penyssylvania were he manufactured his own brands on a large scale.
 * It is possible that his morphine addiction was very serious, he had very serious wounds and took morphine to help him heal.
 * Eventually he came up with "Temperance" drink based on the coca leaf and cola nut, but replacing the wine by an assortment of essential oils.
 * He eventually called it [|Pemberton's French Wine Coca].
 * Pemberton was not so sure that his concostion was going to work but he treid anyway! Dr. Pemberton never realized the potential of the beverage he created.
 * He gradually sold portions of his business to various partners and, just prior to his death in 1888, sold his remaining interest in Coca-Cola to Asa G. Candler. Before he came up with this idea, we was a member of the army.
 * He found himself useless and not making an imact. He decided to drop out and head to a new city.
 * He then later married to a women named Virginia belle. John was the most famous physcisian Atlanta, Georgia ever had. He was known for his expertise in the laboratory . Some people say that John was a failure but others say he was a genius.
 * At one point he was not satisfied with the formula of Coca Cola so he added wine to the ‍‍‍‍‍‍ingredients.
 * He recieved $1,750 for the for the ivention of Coca Cola.
 * John Pemberton sold first sold his beverage 5 cents a glass at his pharmacy.
 * In the 1920's caffeine was reduced in the original Coke formula.
 * In 1985 the ingredients for Coke was changed and many people thought it tasted the same as Pepsi.
 * Coke was orginally made with cocane hense the names coke :)!





John Pemberton.......Hes awesome!

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‍‍‍‍ "Inventor John Pemberton Biography." //The Great Idea Finder - Celebrating the Spirit of Innovation//. Ed. Vault Design Group. The Great Idea Finder, 23 Mar. 2007. Web. 11 Oct. 2011. . The Great Idea Finder is a great website with very informational pages. i found lots of great information on The Great Idea Finder website.

Navigator, Solar. "A HISTORY OF COLA INVENTED BY JOHN PEMBERTON PHARMACIST 1886 BEVERAGES SOLAR VIRGIN PEPSI FENTIMANS."//SOLAR NAVIGATOR HOMEPAGE INFORMATION PORTAL MARINE WORLD ELECTRIC NAVIGATION CHALLENGE//. Max Energy Limited, Mar.-Apr. 1999. Web. 14 Oct. 2011. . solar navigator is a very weird website. But it is very informative. it told how coka-cola become carbonated.

Facts, Amusing. "The Real Thing." //Amusing Facts//. AmusingFacts.com, Aug. 2011. Web. 14 Oct. 2011. . It talked about "In 1886, Coca-cola was first served at a pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia for only five cents a glass. A pharmacist named John Pemberton created the formula for Coca-cola. "

Inventor John Pemberton Biography." //The Great Idea Finder - Celebrating the Spirit of Innovation//. Web. 17 Oct. 2011. [].

John Pemberton, the Inventor of Coca-Cola « Coca-Cola Art Gallery." //Coca-Cola Art Gallery//. Web. 17 Oct. 2011. [].

John Stith Pemberton: Who Invented Coca-Cola?" //Coca-Cola: The Coca-Cola Company//. The Coca-Cola Company, 2006-2011. Web. 17 Oct. 2011. [].