Robert C. Baker

Robert C. Baker
Born
Robert Carl Baker

(1921-12-29)December 29, 1921
DiedMarch 13, 2006(2006-03-13) (aged 84)
Alma materCornell University
Penn State University
Purdue University
Spouse
Jacoba Munson
(m. 1944)
Children7

Robert C. 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.