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John GORRIE was born 3 October 1803 in Nevis. John GORRIE was the child of ? and ?
John GORRIE died 29 June 1855 in Apalachicola, Florida, USA.
Occupation: Physician, scientist, inventor of mechanical refrigeration
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1803 Birth
3 October 1803
Nevis- 1845 - The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
'John Gorrie was born in 1803 and spent most of his childhood in South Carolina. After receiving a degree in medicine, he moved to Apalachicola, Florida, a port city on the Gulf of Mexico. In addition to practicing medicine, Gorrie studied tropical diseases. Like most physicians of the time, Gorrie incorrectly believed malaria, yellow fever, and other diseases were caused by hot air - a theory that was supported by his observation that 'nature...Read MORE...
How the Refrigerator Changed History by Lydia Bjornlund, ABDO, 2015 
1855 Death
29 June 1855
Apalachicola, Florida, USA
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1803 Birth 3 October 1803
Nevis
1845 - The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
'John Gorrie was born in 1803 and spent most of his childhood in South Carolina. After receiving a degree in medicine, he moved to Apalachicola, Florida, a port city on the Gulf of Mexico. In addition to practicing medicine, Gorrie studied tropical diseases. Like most physicians of the time, Gorrie incorrectly believed malaria, yellow fever, and other diseases were caused by hot air - a theory that was supported by his observation that 'nature...Read MORE...
How the Refrigerator Changed History by Lydia Bjornlund, ABDO, 2015
'John Gorrie was born in 1803 and spent most of his childhood in South Carolina. After receiving a degree in medicine, he moved to Apalachicola, Florida, a port city on the Gulf of Mexico. In addition to practicing medicine, Gorrie studied tropical diseases. Like most physicians of the time, Gorrie incorrectly believed malaria, yellow fever, and other diseases were caused by hot air - a theory that was supported by his observation that 'nature...Read MORE...
How the Refrigerator Changed History by Lydia Bjornlund, ABDO, 2015
1855 Death 29 June 1855
Apalachicola, Florida, USA
Added: 5/15/2022 12:22:34 PM
- Updated: 5/16/2022 4:51:41 PM
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