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Refrigerator: The Story of Cool in the Kitchen
Helen Peavitt
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Description for Refrigerator: The Story of Cool in the Kitchen
Hardback. This book explores the history of refrigeration and how the fridge has become an essential appliance in our homes today. Series: Science Museum. Num Pages: 100 illustrations, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTK; TBX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
Humans have been preserving food for millennia, but the refrigerator is a relatively new addition to our homes. Just before the Second World War, only 3 per cent of British households had one. In the interim years the fridge has become accepted as a taken-for-granted necessity blending into the household environment - background noise in the general hum of the kitchen. This book explores the history of refrigeration and how the fridge has become an essential appliance in our homes today.Refrigeration technologies - essentially a completely new method of preserving and transporting all manner of perishable goods - had a ... Read more
Humans have been preserving food for millennia, but the refrigerator is a relatively new addition to our homes. Just before the Second World War, only 3 per cent of British households had one. In the interim years the fridge has become accepted as a taken-for-granted necessity blending into the household environment - background noise in the general hum of the kitchen. This book explores the history of refrigeration and how the fridge has become an essential appliance in our homes today.Refrigeration technologies - essentially a completely new method of preserving and transporting all manner of perishable goods - had a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Science Museum
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780237510
SKU
V9781780237510
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Helen Peavitt
Helen Peavitt is curator of Consumer Technology at the Science Museum, London.
Reviews for Refrigerator: The Story of Cool in the Kitchen
An important book a masterful study that is both fascinating and entertaining about the everyday appliance that shaped, more than any other, the way we live and eat.
Claudia Roden, author of the The New Book of Middle Eastern Food"
Claudia Roden, author of the The New Book of Middle Eastern Food"