Gorrie, John
Published: February 26, 2008, 5:59 pm
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Tom Lawrence John Gorrie (1803-1855), an early pioneer in the invention of the artificial manufacturing of ice, refrigeration, and air conditioning. He was granted the first U.S. patent for mechanical refrigeration in 1851. His apparatus, initially designed to cool yellow fever patients, was an expanding-air cooling machine, similar in concept to the modern refrigerator. Impoverished, Gorrie sought to raise money to manufacture his machine, but the venture failed after the death of his partner. Embarrassed by public criticism and skepticism, financially ruined, and ill, Gorrie ultimately died in seclusion. The original model of this machine and scientific articles written by Gorrie are on display at the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C.
Further Reading
Dr. John Gorrie: Refrigeration Pioneer (University of Florida, Department of Physics)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Gorrie, John". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth February 26, 2008; Last revised Date February 26, 2008; Retrieved June 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Gorrie,_John>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
John Gorrie (1803-1855), an early pioneer in the invention of the artificial manufacturing of ice, refrigeration, and air conditioning. He was granted the first U.S. patent for mechanical refrigeration in 1851. His apparatus, initially designed to cool yellow fever patients, was an expanding-air cooling machine, similar in concept to the modern refrigerator. Impoverished, Gorrie sought to raise money to manufacture his machine, but the venture failed after the death of his partner. Embarrassed by public criticism and skepticism, financially ruined, and ill, Gorrie ultimately died in seclusion. The original model of this machine and scientific articles written by Gorrie are on display at the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C.
Further Reading
Dr. John Gorrie: Refrigeration Pioneer (University of Florida, Department of Physics)
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