Refrigerator /

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. It may be responsible for a greater improvement in human diet and longevity than any other technology of the last two thousand years-but have you ever thought seriously about your refrigerator?...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rees, Jonathan, 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2015.
Colección:Object lessons.
Temas:
Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery > Popular works.
Food > Cooling > Popular works.
Réfrigération et appareils frigorifiques > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Aliments > Réfrigération > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Literary theory.
Material culture.
Philosophy: aesthetics.
Cultural studies.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical.
Food > Cooling
Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery
Popular works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1â#x80;#x82;How Refrigerators Work; The icebox era; Enter the electric household refrigerator; Creating the cold; 2â#x80;#x82;How to Make Your Refrigerator Stand Out; How to stand out in a crowded market; Why do Americans have such big refrigerators?; The exterior; The interior; 3â#x80;#x82;Are the Benefits of Refrigeration Worth the Costs?; Powering the cold; Even locavores should love refrigerators; Life without a refrigerator; 4â#x80;#x82;Waste and Wants; More food, more waste; Recreating the winter; â#x80;#x9C;Her Kitchen ... and Your Good Judgmentâ#x80;#x9D.
  • 5â#x80;#x82;Freezing and FreezersTop or bottom?; Frozen foods; The humble ice cube; Conclusion; Notes; INDEX.

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