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Thinking Began
aboutIn 1748 professors began thinking of how they can make life easier for everyone. One professor, William Cullen, shared his idea of the refridgerator to students in the University of Garslow. But, for some reason, he didn't really think much of his ideas and he didn't try and put it into action. -
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Try and Try Again
fridgesSoon after the idea was let out to the public a few peopole tried to make it a reality. Jacob Perkins and John Gorrie were the first to try and make the refridgerator a practical piece of technology, able to be used in every household. Jacob Perkins' design used a vapor compression cycle to keep the food/drinks inside cold. John Gorrie's design was based on another invertor, Oliver Evans' design, which used ice to cool of the air. -
Finally, a Hit
fridgesIn 1876, a German inventor, Carl von Linde created a process of liquifying gasses to keep foods cold. His design was the first dependable refrigerator for keeping foods cold, and lowering the chance of bacterias, such as mold from forming. As you can see, his design added on a machine onto the top used for liquifying the gasses. -
Electrolux vs. General Electric
fridgesEven though Electrolux had came out with the first electrical fridge first, General Electric had soon after made their own. For some reason, more people were but Genereal Electric's fridges rather than Electrolux. From there on, the "monitor-top" fridgerator by General Electric was the most widely spread fridge around the country. -
Ice Box
HISTORYFrom 1850 to the 1930s iceboxes were used across the world. Some of the disigns related to a modern day dresser or side table. They used a big chunk of ice in the top of the box, and cold air circulated to the bottom, also, cold water would drip down onto the food, keeping it even colder, from direct cooling. These cheap designs were used during these times because the during these times, the great depression was in midst, so homes needed a cheaper way to keep things cold. -
Its Alive, Its Alive
historyElectrolux introduced the first, electrically air cooled refridgerator. This was a big deal for all homes because now they didn't have to continue changing the ice daily, or the box itself after a while. It was more convenient to families with not a lot of money. -
Two Parts?!
fridgesIn 1939, the first fridge was made with two compartments. One being for freezed food, and one for chilled food. This helped people save food for longer, which saved money in lots of homes over the country. Most of them looked like the picture attached. -
After WWII
historyIn 1946, a mass production of refridgerators had began. People had no realized that this innovation would save them a lot of money and reduce bacteria on their food. -
2 door + 80% = Success
historyIn 1985, over 80% of homes in the United States own refridgerators. Also aroud that time the 2 door refridgerator was more known and used by the everyday family. -
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HISTORY OF FRIDGE
In 2005, less than 1% of the homes in the U.S. didn't have a refrigerator. They now were used all throughout the world. The designs have changed greatly by now. Ice makers were added in, more shelves, and you could now change the outside in many ways. Just leaving it the basic silver and magnetic, wooden outsides, and also adding a chalkboard on the outside for notes. -
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Before the Refrigerator
aboutBefore the refrigerator people used the weather in their favor. Large holes were dug into the ground, lined with straw and when it would snow, they would store food in the holes to keep it cold.
