Cooling the room was a novel idea -- ice was a rare, winter phenomenon in Florida, and virtually unavailable beyond winter months, so Gorrie's challenge was to build a machine that manufactured ice. Over several years of research, he designed a steam-powered machine that compressed air in a small chamber, then released the pressure, allowing the air to rapidly expand and absorb heat from water surrounding the airtight chamber.
As this process was repeated in a piston-driven process, heat was extracted from the water, making ice as it was cooled below freezing. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Like William Cullen , Gorrie had a dual passion for science and medicine.
Most of his medical career centered on the study and treatment of tropical diseases, such as malaria. After , he gave up his medical practice to pursue refrigeration projects. On May 6 , , Gorrie was granted Patent No. The original model of this machine and the scientific articles he wrote are at the Smithsonian Institution. Impoverished, Gorrie sought to raise money to manufacture his machine, but the venture failed when his partner died.
Humiliated by criticism, financially ruined, and his health broken, Gorrie died in seclusion on June 29 , He is buried in Gorrie Square in Apalachicola. From Pensapedia, the Pensacola encyclopedia. Is Vatican City a Country?
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