GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Perkins is credited with the first patent for the vapor-compression refrigeration cycle, assigned on August 14, 1834 and titled, “Apparatus and means for producing ice, and in cooling fluids".

Detailed explanation-2: -The “Father of the Refrigerator” Oliver Evans, an American inventor and friend of Perkins, conceived the idea for a refrigerator. Evans never built it, so he gave Perkins permission to pursue it. In 1835, Perkins was granted the first patent for the vapor-compression refrigeration cycle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Albert T. Marshall, an American inventor, patented the first mechanical refrigerator in 1899.

Detailed explanation-4: -Artificial refrigeration began in the mid-1750s, and developed in the early 1800s. In 1834, the first working vapor-compression refrigeration system was built. The first commercial ice-making machine was invented in 1854. In 1913, refrigerators for home use were invented.