About Robert C. Baker
Robert Carl Baker (December 29, 1921 – March 13, 2006) was an American food science professor. He invented the chicken nugget as well as many other poultry-related inventions. For his contributions to poultry sciences, he was inducted into the American Poultry Hall of Fame. == Early life and education == Baker was born on December 29, 1921, in Newark, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1943 studying pomology at the university's College of Agriculture. For his graduate work, Baker took his master's degree in marketing at Penn State University in 1949 and his doctorate at Purdue University in 1956. Baker was a member of the Alpha Zeta fraternity. == Career and innovations == Baker travelled the world innovating how people eat and view chicken. He spent his entire academic life at Cornell University (1957–1989) and published some 290 research papers. In 1970 he founded the university's Institute of Food Science and Marketing.
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