Refrigeration in America a history of a new technology and its impact

A comprehensive study of refrigeration from its beginnings in America up to 1950, which shows its relation to our national development, records the main trends in technological progress, describes the use of refrigeration, and gives some indication of its social effects. Originally published in 1953. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Contents Preface I. The Beginnings of Refrigeration II. The Application of Natural-Ice Refrigeration to Problems of Food Supply, 1830-1860 ΙII. The Growing Need for Mechanical Refrigeration, 1860-1890 IV. The Invention of Mechanical Refrigeration, 1755- 1880 V. The Extension of Mechanical Refrigeration, 1860- 1890 VI. Technical Progress, 1890-1917 VII. The Ice Industry and Domestic Refrigeration, 1890-1917 VIII. Refrigerated Transportation, 1890-1917 IX. Cold Storage: Its Conflict with Public Opinion, 1890-1917 X. Refrigeration and the Production and Distribution of Food, 1890-1917 XI. The Diverse Applications of Refrigeration, 1890- 1918 XII. The Technical Advance of Refrigeration, 1917- 1950 XIII. Mechanical vs. Ice Refrigeration, 1917-1950 XIV. The Improvement of Refrigerated Transportation, 1917-1950 XV. Cold Storage: Improvement and Acceptance, 1917-1950 XVI. Food Production and Distribution, 1917-1950 XVII. Frozen Foods: The Introduction of a New Technology, 1929-1950 XVIII. Rural Refrigeration: Locker Plants and Home Freezers, 1917-1950 XIX. The Expanding Use of Refrigeration, 1918-1950 XX. Prospect and Retrospect A Bibliographical Note Index A comprehensive study of refrigeration from its beginnings in America up to 1950, which shows its relation to our national development, records the main trends in technological progress, describes the use of refrigeration, and gives some indication of its social effects. Originally published in 1953. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905