This chapter explores the history of sliced bread, highlighting its surprisingly recent invention compared to the age of bread itself. It introduces Otto Frederick Rohwedder, the inventor, and discusses the challenges he faced in creating a machine to slice bread efficiently.
Bread has existed for tens of thousands of years, while sliced bread is less than 100 years old.
Otto Frederick Rohwedder invented the first bread-slicing machine.
Early attempts at sliced bread resulted in a messy product.
Rohwedder's initial machine was destroyed by a fire.