Frederick McKinley Jones

Frederick McKinley Jones was an American inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, winner of the National Medal of Technology, and an inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Jones innovated mobile refrigeration technology. Jones received 61 patents, including 40 for refrigeration technology, and also revolutionized the cinema industry by creating a superior sound system for projectors at the time. Jones co-founded Thermo King and also served as a sergeant in World War I. Due to his contributions to refrigeration technology, he is called the "Father of Refrigerated Transportation", and the "King of Cool".

17 May 1893

Born on the same birth day (17 May): Albert, Duke of Prussia • Bob Merrill • Davor Džalto • Dorothy Gibson • Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs • Gustav Naan • Matt Lindland • Menno Oosting • Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness

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