AT A GLANCE:
Carl von Linde, German engineer whose invention of a continuous process of liquefying gases in large quantities formed a basis for the modern technology of refrigeration. Refrigeration is chiefly used to store foodstuffs at low temperatures, thus inhibiting the destructive action of bacteria, yeast, and mold.
| Invention: | refrigerator in 1876 |
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| Function: | noun / re·frig·er·a·tor | ||
| Definition: | A refrigerator (often shortened to fridge) and/or freezer is an electrical appliance that uses refrigeration to help preserve food. | ||
| Patent(s): | In 1877, Carl von Linde obtained a patent for his refrigerator from the German Imperial Patent Office 727,650 (US) issued May 12, 1903 for Linde oxygen process 728,173 (US) issued May 12, 1903 for Apparatus for process |
| Inventor: | Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde |
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| Criteria: | Modern prototype. First practical. Entrepreneur. | ||
| Birth: | June 11, 1842 in Berndorf, Germany | ||
| Death: | November 16, 1934 in Munich, Germany | ||
| Nationality: | German |
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