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Historical Minute: John Gorrie

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Dr. John Gorrie of Apalachicola, Fla., is recognized as the first to propose, scientifically discuss, construct and operate a refrigeration machine for comfort cooling. What began as an attempt to save the lives of a few seamen from malaria and yellow fever altered the living pattern of the civilized world.
—Source: Bern Nagengast, 1991

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