Nightly News   |  February 08, 2012

Remembering candy company founder Nello Ferrara

Nello Ferrara, inventor of the atomic fireball and founder of the company that made LemonHeads and RedHots, has died at the age of 93. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> the inventer of the atomic fire bawl died. more than that, nello ferraro was the founder of chicago's ferraro candy company. his son said he came up with the idea for atomic fire balls while serving in the u.s. army war crimes tribunal in post war japan. he was 93 years old.