What year was the ice cube discovered?

Answer 1

"Dr. John Gorrie (1803 - 1855), an early pioneer in the invention of the artificial manufacture of ice, refrigeration, and air conditioning, was granted the first U.S. Patent for mechanical refrigeration in 1851. Dr. Gorrie's basic principle is the one most often used in refrigeration today; namely, cooling caused by the rapid expansion of gases. Using two double acting force pumps he first condensed and then rarified air. His apparatus, initially designed to treat yellow fever patients, reduced the temperature of compressed air by interjecting a small amount of water into it. The compressed air was submerged in coils surrounded by a circulating bath of cooling water. He then allowed the interjected water to condense out in a holding tank, andreleased or rarified, the compressed air into a tank of lower pressure containing brine; This lowered the temperature of the brine to 26 degrees F. or below, and immersing drip-fed, brick-sized, oil coated metal containers of non-saline water, or rain water, into the brine, manufactured ice bricks. The cold air was released in an open system into the atmosphere.

"The first known artificial refrigeration was scientifically demonstrated by William Cullen in a laboratory performance at the University of Glasgow in 1748, when he let ethyl ether boil into a vacuum. In 1805, Oliver Evans in the United States designed but never attempted to build, a refrigeration machine that used vapor instead of liquid. Using Evans' refrigeration concept, Jacob Perkins of the U.S. and England, developed an experimental volatile liquid, closed-cycle compressor in 1834.

"Commercial refrigeration is believed to have been initiated by an American businessman, Alexander C. Twinning using sulphuric ether in 1856. Shortly afterward, an Australian, James Harrison, examined the refrigerators used by Gorrie and Twinning, and introduced vapor (ether) compression refrigeration to the brewing and meat packing industries.

"The granting of a U.S. Patent in 1860 to Ferdinand P.E. Carre of France, for his development of a closed, ammonia-absorption system, laid the foundation for widespread modern refrigeration. Unlike vapor-compression machines which used air, Carre used rapidly expanding ammonia which liquifies at a much lower temperature than water, and is thus able to absorb more heat. Carre's refrigeration became, and still is, the most widely used method of cooling. The development of a number of synthetic refrigerants in the 1920's, removed the need to be concerned about the toxic danger and odor of ammonia leaks

http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~ihas/gorrie/fridge.htm

Answer 2

Right after the freezer was invented. Before we had refrigeration, everyone used iceboxes to keep food cold. They were cabinets with a place to put 100 pound blocks of ice, and there were people called icemen who delivered ice to your home. Real fancy homes had doors in the wall of the kitchen so the iceman could put the ice block in without ever coming inside. If you wanted some ice for your lemonade or whatever, you used an icepick to break off some little pieces. No one would have wanted ice cubes because they would have melted too fast. But once we had machines to keep food cold, we could use ice that was the right size for cold drinks--ice cubes.

Answer 3

Ice cubes have been around for centuries, but the concept of creating ice cubes for the purpose of cooling drinks became popular in the early 19th century. The first practical ice cube tray was invented in 1844 by American physician John Gorrie.

Answer 4

the ice cube tray was invented by john gorrie and it was invented at 10/1991 hope that helped