Orville Redenbacher grew up in Clay County, earning money by selling popcorn planted on the family farm. After earning a degree in agriculture from Purdue University, he worked as a teacher and county extension agent for almost a decade before being hired in January 1940 as manager of Princeton Farms.

popcorn Orville Clarence Redenbacher (July 16, 1907 – September 19, 1995) was an American food scientist and businessman most often associated with the brand of popcorn that bears his name which is now owned by Conagra Brands.

Orville Redenbacher was born on a farm in Brazil, Indiana, in 1907. At 12, he began to grow and peddle his own popping corn, which allowed him to save money for college. He graduated from Perdue University with a degree in agronomy and as a member of Alpha Gamma Rho, an agriculture-oriented fraternity.

Orville Redenbacher, King of Popcorn, Valparaiso, Indiana.

By 1965, Orville and his business partner Charles Bowman perfect their popcorn hybrid - it is light and fluffy, leaves hardly any unpopped kernels, achieves a 44:1 ratio in volume of popped to unpopped corn, and, of course, tastes great.

The ship's name is an homage to the roots of human aviation. The Orville is actually named after one of the Wright brothers. Orville Wright. Seth MacFarlane clarified the homage in a Reddit AMA in 2017.

Charles Cretor of The treat is so ancient that archeologists have found popcorn fossils. Charles Cretor of Chicago is often credited as the inventor of modern popcorn, thanks to his invention of the mobile popcorn cart in the 1880s.

Microwave popcorn was first discovered in 1945. Perry Spencer discovered that popcorn would pop when placed near a microwave. Mr. Spencer led the way to development of the microwave oven.

Charles Cretor Charles Cretor of Chicago is often credited as the inventor of modern popcorn, thanks to his invention of the mobile popcorn cart in the 1880s. But the act of popping corn is much older.

The term popped corn first appeared in John Russell Bartlett's 1848 Dictionary of Americanisms. Popcorn is an ingredient in Cracker Jack and, in the early years of the product, it was popped by hand. An early popcorn machine in a street cart, invented in the 1880s by Charles Cretors in Chicago.

10 Interesting Popcorn Facts

• Interesting Fact #1: Popcorn can pop up to 30 times its size and up to 3 feet in the air.
• Interesting Fact #2: You can cook popcorn in butter, oil, air-pop, and even hot sand.
• Interesting Fact #3: Popcorn has been spotted throughout ancient North, Central, and South America.

In 1952, Orville Redenbacher hand selected a small group of family farmers to grow his exclusive kernel. Generations later, farmers like Richard Overmyer continue to grow that same special kernel that pops up lighter and fluffier than ordinary popcorn. Because your family deserves the very best.