In 1912, chemist Wilbur Scoville developed a method to measure the heat level of chile peppers ... (ghost pepper) at over 1,000,000 Scoville units! That one is right off the scale!

I n 1912, while working at the Parke-Davis pharmaceutical company, Wilbur Lincoln Scoville created the "Scoville Organoleptic ...

But the Scoville Scale is still the official measurement, used by foodies and the New Mexico State University Chili Pepper Institute alike.