عنوان

Refrigeration nation :

شابک

1421411067 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

شابک

9781421411064 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

شابک اشتباه

1421411075 (electronic)

شابک اشتباه

9781421411071 (electronic)

شماره

dltt

عنوان اصلي

Refrigeration nation :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

a history of ice, appliances, and enterprise in America /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Jonathan Rees

نام خاص و کميت اثر

x, 236 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations ;

ابعاد

24 cm

عنوان فروست

Studies in industry and society

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index

متن يادداشت

Introduction: The Cold Chain -- Inventing the Cold Chain, 1806-1880 -- The Long Wait for Mechanical Refrigeration, 1850-1910 -- The Decline of the Natural Ice Industry, 1880-1910 -- Refrigerated Transport Near and Far -- The Pleasures and Perils of Cold Storage -- "Who Ever Heard of an American Without an Icebox?" -- The Early Days of Electric Household Refrigeration -- The Completion of the Modern Cold Chain, 1930-Present -- Conclusion: Refrigeration, Capitalism and the Environment

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

Only when the power goes off and food spoils do we truly appreciate how much we rely on refrigerators and freezers. In Refrigeration Nation, Jonathan Rees explores the innovative methods and gadgets that Americans have invented to keep perishable food cold-from cutting river and lake ice and shipping it to consumers for use in their iceboxes to the development of electrically powered equipment that ushered in a new age of convenience and health. As much a history of successful business practices as a history of technology, this book illustrates how refrigeration has changed the everyday lives of Americans and why it remains so important today. Beginning with the natural ice industry in 1806, Rees considers a variety of factors that drove the industry, including the point and product of consumption, issues of transportation, and technological advances. Rees also shows that how we obtain and preserve perishable food is related to our changing relationship with the natural world. He compares how people have used the "cold chain" in America to its use in other countries, offering insight into more than just what we eat. Refrigeration Nation helps explain one small part of who we are as a people

موضوع مستند نشده

Cold storage industry-- Economic aspects-- United States-- History

موضوع مستند نشده

Cold storage industry-- Social aspects-- United States-- History

موضوع مستند نشده

Cold storage industry-- United States-- History

موضوع مستند نشده

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery-- Economic aspects-- United States-- History

موضوع مستند نشده

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery-- Social aspects-- United States-- History

موضوع مستند نشده

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery-- United States-- History

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Rees, Jonathan,1966-

تاريخ عمليات

20150212112249.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y