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Dr. Gorrie, regarded as the father of air conditioning and refrigeration, invented the ice-making machine in 1841 while combating Yellow Fever. His groundbre...
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Sep 11, 2014 · Dr. Gorrie invented the ice-making machine and is considered the father of air conditioning and refrigeration. Gorrie’s invention began with an attempt to cure Yellow Fever during an...
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Jul 11, 2019 · The Museum to the man who invented air conditioning. John Gorrie. Located on 46 6th st. Apalachicola, Fl 32320.A young physician named John Gorrie moved to A...
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Apr 30, 2024 · A 3/4 scale diagnostic model of Dr. Gorrie’s invention, the ice machine, located at the John Gorrie Museum. Dr. Gorrie’s journey into the realm of air conditioning and refrigeration was propelled by a noble cause – the alleviation of suffering during the yellow fever epidemic.
John Gorrie, M.D. Inventor, Humanitarian, Physician 1803 – 1855 1 Patent. Dr. Gorrie invented the ice-making machine and is considered the father of air conditioning and refrigeration. Gorrie’s invention began with an attempt to cure Yellow Fever during an outbreak in Apalachicola in 1841.
John Gorrie was an American physician who discovered the cold-air process of refrigeration as the result of experiments to lower the temperature of fever patients by cooling hospital rooms. In 1842 Gorrie designed and built an air-cooling apparatus for treating yellow-fever patients.
John Gorrie was a tireless inventor and community leader whose compassion for victims of yellow fever and malaria. He is memorialized with marble statue in the U.S. Capitol for being the father of refrigeration and air conditioning. But Gorrie is best known for his innovative treatment of yellow fever patients.
