Refrigeration nation :
By: Rees, Jonathan.
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BookSeries: Studies in industry and society.Description: x, 236 pages.ISBN: 9781421411064 (hardcover : acid-free paper); 1421411067 (hardcover : acid-free paper).Subject(s): Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery | Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery | Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery | Cold storage industry | Cold storage industryDDC classification: 621.5/640973 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction: The Cold Chain -- Inventing the Cold Chain, 1806-1880 -- The Long Wait for Mechanical Refrigeration, 1850-1910 -- The Decline of the Natural Ice Industry, 1880-1910 -- Refrigerated Transport Near and Far -- The Pleasures and Perils of Cold Storage -- "Who Ever Heard of an American Without an Icebox?" -- The Early Days of Electric Household Refrigeration -- The Completion of the Modern Cold Chain, 1930-Present -- Conclusion: Refrigeration, Capitalism and the Environment.
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Introduction: The Cold Chain -- Inventing the Cold Chain, 1806-1880 -- The Long Wait for Mechanical Refrigeration, 1850-1910 -- The Decline of the Natural Ice Industry, 1880-1910 -- Refrigerated Transport Near and Far -- The Pleasures and Perils of Cold Storage -- "Who Ever Heard of an American Without an Icebox?" -- The Early Days of Electric Household Refrigeration -- The Completion of the Modern Cold Chain, 1930-Present -- Conclusion: Refrigeration, Capitalism and the Environment.
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