<P> In 1913 , refrigerators for home and domestic use were invented by Fred W. Wolf of Fort Wayne , Indiana with models consisting of a unit that was mounted on top of an ice box . In 1914 , engineer Nathaniel B. Wales of Detroit , Michigan , introduced an idea for a practical electric refrigeration unit , which later became the basis for the Kelvinator . A self - contained refrigerator , with a compressor on the bottom of the cabinet was invented by Alfred Mellowes in 1916 . Mellowes produced this refrigerator commercially but was bought out by William C. Durant in 1918 , who started the Frigidaire company to mass - produce refrigerators . In 1918 , Kelvinator company introduced the first refrigerator with any type of automatic control . The absorption refrigerator was invented by Baltzar von Platen and Carl Munters from Sweden in 1922 , while they were still students at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm . It became a worldwide success and was commercialized by Electrolux . Other pioneers included Charles Tellier , David Boyle , and Raoul Pictet . Carl von Linde was the first to patent and make a practical and compact refrigerator . </P>
<P> In 1913 , refrigerators for home and domestic use were invented by Fred W. Wolf of Fort Wayne , Indiana with models consisting of a unit that was mounted on top of an ice box . In 1914 , engineer Nathaniel B. Wales of Detroit , Michigan , introduced an idea for a practical electric refrigeration unit , which later became the basis for the Kelvinator . A self - contained refrigerator , with a compressor on the bottom of the cabinet was invented by Alfred Mellowes in 1916 . Mellowes produced this refrigerator commercially but was bought out by William C. Durant in 1918 , who started the Frigidaire company to mass - produce refrigerators . In 1918 , Kelvinator company introduced the first refrigerator with any type of automatic control . The absorption refrigerator was invented by Baltzar von Platen and Carl Munters from Sweden in 1922 , while they were still students at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm . It became a worldwide success and was commercialized by Electrolux . Other pioneers included Charles Tellier , David Boyle , and Raoul Pictet . Carl von Linde was the first to patent and make a practical and compact refrigerator . </P>
when was the first refrigerator invented and by who
when was the first refrigerator invented and by who
In 1913 , refrigerators for home and domestic use were invented by Fred W. Wolf of Fort Wayne , Indiana
In 1913 , refrigerators for home and domestic use were invented by Fred W. Wolf of Fort Wayne , Indiana