John Gorrie

January 6, 2024
Television Director

Quick Facts

John Gorrie
Full Name John Gorrie
Occupation Television Director
Date Of Birth Aug 11, 1932(1932-08-11)
Age 92
Birthplace Hastings
Country United Kingdom
Birth City Hastings
Horoscope Leo

John Gorrie Biography

Name John Gorrie
Birthday Aug 11
Birth Year 1932
Place Of Birth Hastings
Home Town Hastings
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Leo

John Gorrie is one of the most popular and richest Television Director who was born on August 11, 1932 in Hastings, Hastings, United Kingdom.

John Gorrie Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Television Director
House Living in own house.

John Gorrie is one of the richest Television Director from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Gorrie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

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Who is John Gorrie Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Television Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. John Gorrie celebrates birthday on August 11 of every year.

What did John Gorrie invent?

In 1842 Gorrie designed and built an air-cooling apparatus for treating yellow-fever patients. His basic principle—that of compressing a gas, cooling it by sending it through radiating coils, and then expanding it to lower the temperature further—is the one most often used in refrigerators today.

Who is the father of refrigeration?

On May 6, 1851, the U.S. granted Patent No. 8080 for “the artificial production of ice.” The recipient was John Gorrie , a Florida physician.

When did John Gorrie invent the ice machine?

By 1850 he was able to routinely produce ice the size of bricks. On May 6, 1851 , Gorrie was granted Patent No. 8080 for a machine to make ice. The original model of this machine and the scientific articles he wrote are at the Smithsonian Institution.

How did John Gorrie ice machine work?

His apparatus, initially designed to treat yellow fever patients, reduced the temperature of compressed air by interjecting a small amount of water into it. The compressed air was submerged in coils surrounded by a circulating bath of cooling water.

Who invented the ice machine?

John Gorrie’s ice-making machine got a dramatic debut. Diagram: U.S. Patent 8,080, May 6, 1851. 1850: Florida physician John Gorrie uses his mechanical ice-maker to astonish the guests at a party.

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