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Harold McGee

Harold James McGee (born October 3, 1951) is an American author who writes about the chemistry and history of food science and cooking. He is best known for his seminal book On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, first published in 1984 and revised in 2004.

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Known for
On Food and Cooking
Alma mater
California Institute of Technology (BS) · Yale University (PhD)
Born
Harold James McGee (1951-10-03) October 3, 1951 (age 74)
Children
2
Doctoral advisor
Harold Bloom
Fields
Cooking · Chemistry · Food science · Kitchen science · Molecular gastronomy

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Harold McGee → Chemistry, Cooking, Food science, Kitchen science, Molecular gastronomy
Alma mater · 2
Harold McGee → California Institute of Technology (BS), Yale University (PhD)
Born · 1
Harold McGee → Harold James McGee (1951-10-03) October 3, 1951 (age 74)
Children · 1
Harold McGee → 2
Doctoral advisor · 1
Harold McGee → Harold Bloom
Known for · 1
Harold McGee → On Food and Cooking
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Thesis · 1
Harold McGee → Keats and the Progress of Taste (1978)
Website · 1
Harold McGee → www.curiouscook.com

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