History of the refrigerator

If you are curious about how the refrigerator was invented, you will find out everything by watching this video. Everything started when Scottish professor William Cullen designed a small refrigerating machine in 1755. The next big step took place in 1856, when the first practical vapor compression refrigeration system was built by James Harrison, a Scottish Australian.
Carl von Linde patented an improved method of liquefying gases in 1876, which made possible the use of gases such as ammonia, sulfur dioxide and methyl chloride as refrigerants. The first refrigerator to see widespread use was the General Electric "Monitor-Top" refrigerator introduced in 1927. The introduction of Freon in the 1920s expanded the refrigerator market during the 1930s and provided a safer, low-toxicity alternative to previously used refrigerants.
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The fact I searched “worlds first refrigerator” and saw this video and thought “ahh exactly what I was looking for”

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I'm glad my video was useful :)

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SAME

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Same lol 😅

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Same

[@thesalt1954]

Searched this for my story and it's really helpful! Now I know where to dig for pictures, thank you!

[@janesalcedovlog4204]

I’m bored and suddenly curious about oldest refrigerator ever made🥴

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[@sealfrodsy]

@@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide Seems like a no

[@jasonwb6884]

You failed to mention a lot of modern (new) refrigerators now use r290 as refrigerant. r290 is also known as Propane, which happens to be flammable. 134a, 404a (non-flammable) are still legal to use on refrigeration side, but manufacturers are moving to propane. Even window A/C units are starting to use propane. I haven't seen any split systems with propane yet, 410a being used..no more r-22 (no longer manufactured) unfortunately...probably the best refrigerant ever made. Lots of changes being made in refrigerants used now, all because of EPA and the ODP (ozone depleting potential) of some refrigerants. Ammonia still used on Industrial refrigeration.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Underrated device!

[@nomeslife]

I searched for this because I wanted to know the history of the fridge.

[@jasondupre1710]

There was no mention of doc brown

[@newthoughts4808]

Wonderful work.

[@stewiesoquid.2759]

I had 2 refrigerators like da 1s at 6:22 & 6:45 when I was 5-8yrs old back N 1995-1998 dose refrigerators were cold ASF & lasted loong!!!

[@patbrennan6572]

Ass far as I'm concerned , creators are the real gods of humanity, because you can see and feel their creations, and they don't demand that you worship them eternally or you shall suffer forever in some fictional hell.

[@reenaparashar4379]

Nobody: Me at 12 in the night watching this:

[@stewiesoquid.2759]

Even dat stove oven dat shows up on da 1970s slide at 7:00 I had 1 where I used 2 live at, now dey R all memories of my childhood daze!!

[@TheCSIguy]

But 1970s were the best, im a fridge technician with 2 decades of experience and i still use 1988 model , defy with R22 compressor and nothing was changed since then and it's still working 24/7 till today

[@franciscomm7675]

Good work. This is an interesting video

[@sadhanasingh3188]

Nice video.

[@woooo_yeah]

i have an exam in the morning and its 2am and im looking at the history of fridges

[@MilosColakovic]

It's funny how the company name "Frigidaire" is literally how you say "fridge" in my language. That's one hell of a branding.

[@SCORPION89199]

My grandma is from Rhode Island and she has a very strong New England accent she always said but she would say Frigidare, I always wondered why she called it that I think it's because from my research Frigid air was one of the first brand to make electric refrigerators my grandma her name is Maybelle was born in 1931 and passed away in 2018.

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Your voice is sooo soothing... 🔥🔥 Which country ur from brother ?

[@HistoryClass]

I'm from Romania

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[@commandingsteel]

@ 4:38 Fun Fact: $714 would be $11,800 in 2021

[@caubirodrigues3874]

with all respect! you forgot doctor John Gorrie!

[@alexv4nder]

so much great people inventor, make it working improve perfectly , cooling / frozen system are change human culture and civilize us, before human invented internet, it make human can live everywhere , human can control the temperature

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cool video!

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Underrated channel

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Great video

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Ferdinand Carre was a distant relative of man, cool video.

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Alexander Catlin twining went to a school in my state

[@Awoodcock30]

You forgot to mention frew w.wolf who invented a fridge but even tho it was a flop he invented the ice cube tray shame he was not mentioned

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beautiful voice bro

[@kwabadful]

Your video doesn't include the improvements to the refrigerator by a John Standard, patented on June 27, 1891. How did you miss that fact?

[@GregHuffman1987]

Refrigerator raider

[@everything4304]

Ice cold video

[@TheOnePhillip]

I'd rather have a refrigerator with FREON than what I have now in my mini fridge Iso butane! A flammable liquid. Thank you liberals! In addition to mercury filled lightbulbs now exploding refrigerators. Good job👍

[@EZBMX713]

Nobody with a ACCENT should narrate, it's just difficult to comprehend sometimes

[@danawana2355]

use captions

[@stilltlrforlife]

I hate when people call the refrigerant "Freon" ...its a brand and it's universal name is "refrigerant" not freon. R22 chemical compound is Chlorodifluoromethane or difluoromonochloromethane..which is a CFC and very bad for the environment..then r12, r134a, and the high pressure R1234yf and then R744 to name only a few mostly for automobiles, which is safer for the environment especially r744 which is carbon dioxide..but needs very high pressure to evaporate and condense properly. I'm gping too far..but its not Freon..its refrigerant!! I think of dumb toothless trucker hat wearing backyard hillbilly mechanics that call it Freon. I'm an ex ASE certified auto tech with Master certifications, and I specialized in Air conditioning, heavy engine repair and suspension...that term Freon really urks me..lol

[@masterb5683]

What accent does the narrator have?

[@ethanbounds5146]

Not to be rude but a lot of this is word for word copied from the Wikipedia articles you cited.

[@eliasmg9144]

I came here because I wanted to confirm if early refrigerators used ice to refrigerate everything inside, and I guess the answer is: yes and no

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Are you a non-native English speaker?

[@HistoryClass]

yes

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no i cant listen to this voice

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You homophobic

[@gone6442]

Can you have an accent you sound like an non historian

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you mean he should speak in a condescending posh english voice?