#19: Frederick McKinley Jones- Refrigerated Trucks
It might not be something you think about very often, but the idea that things like food and drink can be transported whilst being refrigerated is a pretty revolutionary concept. Sure, it has been around for a while, but for a very long time, the way people related to transported food and drink looked very different.
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In 1940, self-taught African American engineer and inventor Frederick McKinley Jones created the first mobile refrigerated truck. Before this, food and drinks were transported in trucks filled with salt and ice to prevent them from spoiling. This breakthrough completely changed how the world consumed food and drink, and it’s all thanks to him!