Refrigeration in America : a history of a new technology and its impact / by Oscar Edward Anderson, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Oscar Edward, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery.

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Published for the University of Cincinnati by Princeton University Press, 1953.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Illustrations

Chapter I. The Beginnings of Refrigeration

Chapter II. The Application of Natural-Ice Refrigeration to Problems of Food Supply, 1830-1860

Chapter III. The Growing Need for Mechanical Refrigeration, 1860-1890

Chapter IV. The Invention of Mechanical Refrigeration, 1755- 1880

Chapter V. The Extension of Mechanical Refrigeration, 1860- 1890

Chapter VI. Technical Progress, 1890-1917

Chapter VII. The Ice Industry and Domestic Refrigeration, 1890-1917

Chapter VIII. Refrigerated Transportation, 1890-1917

Chapter IX. Cold Storage: Its Conflict with Public Opinion, 1890-1917

Chapter X. Refrigeration and the Production and Distribution of Food, 1890-1917

Chapter XI. The Diverse Applications of Refrigeration, 1890-1918

Chapter XII. The Technical Advance of Refrigeration, 1917-1950

Chapter XIII. Mechanical vs. Ice Refrigeration, 1917-1950

Chapter XIV. The Improvement of Refrigerated Transportation, 1917-1950

Chapter XV. Cold Storage: Improvement and Acceptance, 1917-1950

Chapter XVI. Food Production and Distribution, 1917-1950

Chapter XVII. Frozen Foods: The Introduction of a New Technology, 1929-1950

Chapter XVIII. Rural Refrigeration: Locker Plants and Home Freezers, 1917-1950

Chapter XIX. The Expanding Use of Refrigeration, 1918-1950

Chapter XX. Prospect and Retrospect

A Bibliographical Note

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-65326-7

1-4008-7877-2

OCLC:

966765638