The scientist who forever changed cooking with the invention of CorningWare, a versatile glass found in millions of American kitchens, has died.
S. Donald Stookey died Tuesday at an assisted living centre in Rochester, New York. He was 99.
His son, Donald Stookey, says he died from complications after hip surgery.
The elder Stookey took a job at Corning Glass Works in New York in 1940 and in 1957 developed CorningWare, a glass so durable the military used it in missile nose cones.
The glass became a popular type of cookware known for withstanding extreme heat and cold. It could go from the oven to the dinner table and into the refrigerator or freezer. For years, it was used in white casserole dishes decorated with small blue flowers.
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