The Big Mac (above) has become a cultural icon worldwide.ST FILE PHOTO.
CHICAGO: The man who invented the quintessential American fast-food burger, the Big Mac, and inadvertently set off a race to create ever more expansive fast-food menus, has died.
Michael "Jim" Delligatti passed away on Monday surrounded by family at his home in a Pittsburgh suburb, according to his family. He was 98 years old.
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