Victor Mills was a chemical engineer for the Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble

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 company. He is most credited for the creation of modern disposable diapers and the Pampers

Pampers

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 brand, production improvements for Ivory soap and Duncan Hines

Duncan Hines

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 cake mix, and the production concept for Pringles

Pringles

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Mills was born in Milford, Nebraska

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, and served in the United States Navy

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 during World War I

World War I

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 before he graduated from the University of Washington

University of Washington

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 in 1926 with a degree in chemical engineering. He died at his home in Tucson, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

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at the age of 100.