Image Source: Minnesota Historical Society @mnhs.org

Refrigerated trucks that is. Did you know that Inventor Frederick McKinley Jones*(1863-1961) was instrumental in changing the entire food industry with his design of a small, light, shockproof refrigeration unit for trucks? Previous units took up too much space and tended to fall apart from road vibrations. So as you dip into that delicious bowl of ice cream you can thank Jones for making it all possible.

*Source: Extraordinary Black Americans from Colonial to Contemporary Times
by Susan Altman

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