DID YOU KNOW? for August 15 – 28, 2023 

Frederick McKinley Jones (May 17, 1893 – February 21, 1961) invented the first successful system of mobile refrigeration which eliminated the use of ice and salt to preserve food for transport, contributing to the modernization of food transportation services. Jones was the first African-American to be awarded the National Medal of Technology and he patented more than sixty inventions during his prolific lifetime. 

Learn more at:  https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/jones-frederick-mckinley-1893-1961/

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https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2012/02/21/how-one-mans-invention-changed-food-access-world-wide