What is John T. Dorrance?
'''John Thompson Dorrance''' (1873 – 1930) was an [[Americans|American]] [[chemist]]. While working at the [[Campbell Soup Company]] he discovered a method to create [[condensed soup]]. Dorrance served as [[president]] of the Campbell Soup Company from 1914 to 1930. == Early career == Dorrance was born in [[Bristol, Pennsylvania]] November 11, 1873.<ref name=Scannell122.123>''Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens'', Volume 2 1919 – 1020, eds. John James Scannell; William Edgar Sackett (Patterson, NJ: J.J. Scannell, 1917), p. 122–123</ref> His parents were John and Eleanor (Thompson) Dorrance.<ref name=Scannell122.123/> He earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. He received a [[PhD]] degree from the [[University of Göttingen]] in [[Germany]] in 1897. Dorrance then returned to the [[United States]] to work for his [[uncle]] at the [[Campbell Soup Company|Joseph Cambell Preserve Company]].<ref name=Cox107>Jim Cox, ''Sold on Radio: Advertisers in the Golden Age of Broadcasting'' (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2008), p. 107</ref> His uncle started him at $7.50 per week. Dr. Dorrance also had to provide his own [[wikt:equipment|equipment]] and [[wikt:supplies|supplies]] for his [[laboratory]].<ref name=Cox107/> While studdying in [[Europe]], Dorrance became used to having soup with his meals.<ref name=Mokyr313>''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History'', Vol. 1, ed. Joel Mokyr (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003), p. 313</ref> He wanted to perfect a method of canning soup and adding it their product line. In 1897 he invented condensed soup.<ref name=Cox107/> By removing the water it reduced the weight of the can. A lighter can cost less to [[transport]] to stores. The company was able to sell their condensed soup for 10 cents a can.<ref name=Cox107/> The [[Product (business)|product]] was a success for the company. His uncle raised his pay to $9.00 a week. Dorrance also designed the now classic [[red]] and [[white]] [[wikt:label|label]] for Campbells Soup. == Ris