Strangely missing from the article: instant or soluble coffee was invented and patented in 1890 by David Strang of Invercargill, New Zealand, under patent numbe

Strangely missing from the article: instant or soluble coffee was invented and patented in 1890 by David Strang of Invercargill, New Zealand, under patent number 3518 sold under the trading name Strang's Coffee citing the patented "Dry Hot-Air" process.