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Who invented steam distillation?

(a) Avicenna

(b) Charles Chamberland

(c) Nicolas Appert

(d) Clarence Birdseye

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Correct answer is (a) Avicenna

To elaborate: Avicenna invented steam distillation. Charles Chamberland developed the first pressure steam sterilizer. Nicolas Appert is the father of food technology. Clarence Birdseye developed processes for freezing fish based on quick freezing.

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