Topic: David Boyle

The history of the refrigerator

Helium - 473 days ago
The first artificial refrigeration was unveiled by William Cullen at Glasgow University in 1748. In 1850 Dr. John Gorie developed the ice maker and in 1857 James Harrison introduced vapor cooling to the brewing and meat packing industries. The absorbtion refrigerator was ...

Toward The Setting Sun - New World Discovery

Suite 101 - 1320 days ago
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain. John Cabot was born in the same town of Genoa as Christopher Columbus. Cabot did not face the same "pull yourself up by your own bootstrap" kind of obstacles that Columbus encountered. While a youngster, the Cabot ...