Food

4 inventions

Refrigerator

Food1856

Harrison built the first practical vapor-compression refrigerator. Earlier ice boxes used harvested ...

Microwave Oven

Food1945

Spencer noticed a candy bar melting in his pocket near radar equipment. He tested popcorn and an egg...

Agriculture

Food10,000 BC

The Neolithic Revolution transformed humans from nomadic hunter-gatherers to settled farmers. Wheat ...

Pasteurization

Food1864

Pasteur showed that gently heating wine to around 55 degrees Celsius killed the microbes that spoile...