How refrigeration took over the world
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23 min
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2 min
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Product & Tech Trends
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What It Covers
How refrigeration technology transformed global food systems through innovations by meat packer Gustavus Swift and food safety chemist Polly Pennington, creating modern cold chains.
Notable Moment
Pennington rode trains across America in her divided skirt, sampling chickens from refrigerated rail cars to establish the food safety standards that underpin modern refrigeration.
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