Carbonated water
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Carbonated water is water containing dissolved carbon dioxide gas, either artificially injected under pressure, or occurring due to natural geological processes. Carbonation causes small bubbles to fo
Joseph Priestley pioneered a method of carbonation in the 18th century.
Equipment used by Priestley in his experiments on gases and the carbonation of water
Belfast Evening Post, Belfast, Ireland, August 7, 1786
A soda siphon c. 1922
Soft drink
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A soft drink is a class of beverage containing no alcohol, usually carbonated, and typically including added sweetener. Flavors can be natural, artificial or a mixture of the two. The sweetener may be
Carbonated water
…Manchester, England. Henry replaced the bladder in Priestley's system with large bellows. While Priestley's discovery ultimately led to the creation of the soft drink industry—which began in 1783 when Johann Jacob Schweppe founded Schweppes to sell bottled soda water—he did not benefit financially from his invention…
A tumbler of cola served with ice cubes
Soft drink vending machine in Kyoto Station, Japan
Bubbles of carbon dioxide float to the surface of a carbonated soft drink.