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How the refrigerator changed history / by Lydia Bjornlund.

Summary:

Examines the invention and evolution of refrigeration technology, including early experiments with ice machines, how refrigeration technology changed the food industry, and how the technology might be used in the future.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1624037860
  • ISBN: 9781624037863
  • Physical Description: 112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A cool miracle -- Timeline -- Before the fridge -- Forerunners to the fridge -- Refrigerated transport -- Air conditioning is born -- The fridge comes home -- The fridge comes of age -- The fridge of the future -- Essential facts -- Glossary -- Additional resources -- Source notes -- Index -- About the author.
Target Audience Note:
1200L Lexile
Subject:
Ice > Manufacture > Juvenile literature.
Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery > History > Juvenile literature.
Refrigerators > Juvenile literature.
Refrigerators > History > Juvenile literature.

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Swansboro Branch Library YA 621.57 BJO (Text) 36015000950853 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -