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| The designs of the Gorrie's Ice Maker. (c) Science Direct |
On This Day In 1850, Dr. John Gorrie became the first person to make ice by refrigeration by using his ice-maker.
It was the first public demonstration of such an event.
As ice was either expensive or unavailable during summers in Florida, Gorrie sought out ways to create ice mechanically.
He began fiddling with compressor-coolers that could be powered by water, steam or the wind. After creating a working model, he applied for patents in 1848 and created a a prototype built in Ohio with the help of Cincinnati Iron Works.
On Bastille Day, July 14 1850 Gorrie attended an event at the French Consul in honor of the day. In smooth fashion as a doctor was complaining about drinking warm wine on a hot summer day.
Waiters would then enter the room with bottles on sparkling wine on trays of ice. The Smithsonian Magazine would dubbed the event the "Chilly Reception".
The state of Florida would honor Dr. John Gorrie with a statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol Building.
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