John Pemberton Fulton County enacted temperance legislation, Pemberton had to produce a non-alcoholic alternative to his French Wine Coca. Pemberton relied on Atlanta drugstore owner-proprietor Willis E. Venable to test, and help him perfect, the recipe for the beverage, which he formulated by trial and error. With Venable's assistance, Pemberton worked out a set of directions for its preparation. He blended the base syrup with carbonated water by accident when trying to make another glassful of the beverage. Pemberton decided then to sell this as a fountain drink rather than a medicine. Frank Mason Robinson came up with the name "Coca-Cola" for
John S. Lewis of American Rocket Company and is currently Chief Scientist at Deep Space Industries. Raised a Presbyterian, Dr Lewis became a Mormon, in 1980. In February 2013, Dr Lewis will assume the role of Chief Scientist for the firm Deep Space Industries. Dr. Lewis will focus on strategic planning, mission development and processing concepts for Deep Space. John S. Lewis John S. Lewis (born June 27, 1941) is a Professor Emeritus of planetary science at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. His interests in the chemistry and formation of the solar system and the economic development of space have