A Scotsman, James Harrison lived for much of his life in Geelong where he is remembered not only for his contribution to refrigeration but for many other achievements. In 1859, France’s Ferdinand Carré created a more advanced system that used ammonia as a coolant; the earlier vapor-compression machines used air. Meet James Harrison We’ve named our W790 Series after James Harrison, an unsung Aussie hero.

This mechanically ice-making machine was first built in 1851 and used alcohol, ammonia, and ether as a refrigerant. In fact, no one had invented a mechanical method to produce ice or to refrigerate items. The following is adapted from James Harrison – Pioneering Genius by WR Lang (1982) and the cover story from AIRAH’s Journal, August 1993: "James Harrison – a great pioneer of refrigeration”. In 1856 another American, Alexander Twinning, began selling a refrigeration machine based on the same vapor-compression principle, and soon after that Australian James Harrison enlarged the American design (meant to be used in individual homes) for the meat-packing and beer-making industries. After the school he was an apprentice to a goldsmith in Newburyport called Davis. 1856 James Harrison commissioned by a brewery to build a machine that cooled beer. James Henry Harrison Jr. (born May 4, 1978) is a former American football linebacker.He played college football for Kent State University and was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. Here's an unlikely fact: there's a connection between the newspaper you are reading now and the refrigerator that sits in your kitchen. Before Scottish expatriate James Harrison, then member of the Victoria Legislative Council and owner of the Geelong Advertiser newspaper, making ice was difficult. 1.4m Followers, 527 Following, 1,632 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from James Harrison (@jhharrison92) Born in Scotland in 1816, he arrived in Australia in 1837 and worked for the Sydney Morning Herald. 1856 James Harrison commissioned by a brewery to build a machine that cooled beer. 1856 James Harrison commissioned by a brewery to build a machine that cooled beer. James Harrison (1816?-1893), journalist and inventor, was born at Bonhill near Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the son of a fisherman. However, during the 1850's in Geelong, Australia, he experimented with the vaporisation of ether and patented a vapour compression refrigeration cycle. 1930 first built-in refrigerator is launched by Electrolux
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Later, the refrigerators built by James Harrison, a British immigrant in Australia, had an impact as it was used in breweries and meatpacking houses. James Harrison. Because of that he is considered the father of the refrigerator. AIRAH Trade Group Celebrates Refrigeration Pioneer James Harrison. James Harrison was a man of huge energy. His 1856 patent was for a vapor compression system using ether, alcohol or ammonia.