CHAPTER 1 A Cool Miracle Timeline CONTENTS CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 Before the Fridge Forerunners to the Fridge Refrigerated Transport Air Conditioning Is Born CHAPTER 6 The Fridge Comes Home CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 The Fridge Comes of Age The Fridge of the Future ESSENTIAL FACTS 100 GLOSSARY 102 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 104 SOURCE NOTES 106 INDEX 110 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 112
CHAPTER 1 A COOL MIRACLE On On July 14 1847 a group of well heeled guests gathered to celebrate Bastille Day a French holiday in Apalachicola Florida Monsieur Rosan the French consul gave a toast On Bastille Day France gave her citizens what they wanted Rosan gives his guests what they want cool wines Even if it demands a miracle To the surprise of those in the audience Rosan's toast cued waiters who arrived with trays of champagne nestled in ice Rosan's guest John Gorrie had orchestrated the stunt to demonstrate the possibilities of his new ice machine
Cooling beverages with ice cubes is a modern convenience
