The Secret Life of the Refrigerator
Commercial refrigeration equipment was first developed in Australia, where the winters weren't cold enough to produce much natural ice. A brewery was the first company to commission an artificial ice making plant (in 1865) so cooling Australian lager was the first use of artificial refrigeration.
SERIES 1:
vacuum
cleaner
sewing
machine
central
heating system
washing
machine
refrigerator
television
SERIES 2: car
internal
combustion engine
quartz watch
telephone
radio set
video
recorder
SERIES 3: fax
machine
lift
word
processor
electric
light
photocopier
the
office
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