Ira Remsen developed the first artificial sweetener.

 A former president of Johns Hopkins University, Remsen is credited with the 

discovery of the popular artificial sweetener known as saccharin. Today, saccharin is 

widely used in the U.S., sweetening everything from diet soft drinks to toothpaste.

Remsen first synthesized the substance in 1878 while working with his postdoctoral colleague, Constantine Fahlberg. As the story goes, Remsen was uninterested in the practical application of saccharin, but Fahlberg was eager to capitalize on the commercial potential and rushed to obtain a patent for saccharin. Fahlberg then attempted to take all the credit for the discovery, a move that didn't sit too well with his colleague.

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