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Author:

Jackson, Tom, 1972- author.

Title:

Chilled : how refrigeration changed the world, and might do so again / Tom Jackson.

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Sigma,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

272 pages ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery--History.
Food--History.--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Old-school cool -- Conjuring cold -- Applying pressure -- The temper of the air -- Chill and the airs -- Going for the motion -- An ice king, or two -- Taking the heat -- Living in the chain -- Deep cold -- The hidden chill -- The future is cold.

Summary:

Author Tom Jackson delivers the cold, hard facts on refrigeration and our battle to keep things cool over the centuries, from the ice houses of ancient Persia to the present day.

LCCN:

bl2015038695

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)