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This is the earliest time of food preservation when Middle Eastern and Oriental cultures started to sun dry their food as a way to preserve it -
The Chinese cut and store ice to keep perishable foods cool -
Willian Cullen is credited with demonstrating the principle of 'artificial refrigeration' in Glasgow -
Ice was shipped commercially from New York City to Charleston, SC, although most of it would melt during delivery -
Thomas Moore published a pamphlet where he coined the term "refrigerator" for his ice box invention which allowed for the preservation of food -
Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd invent the Einstein refrigerator, which operates without any moving parts. The invention was motivated by the need for a safer refrigeration system. -
The dilution refrigerator was proposed by Heinz London and then later experimentally realized in 1964 at Leiden University -
80% of American households now own a refrigerator. This statistic highlights the widespread adoption of this invention -
The first internet digital DIOS refrigerator was introduced. It is designed to interact with the internet and perform tasks such as inventory tracking -
Refrigerators are now equipped with touchscreen displays, voice assistants, energy efficiency, and customizable temperature zones