Ford, Barbara.

Keeping things cool : the story of refrigeration and air conditioning / by Barbara Ford. - New York, N.Y. : Walker, c1986. - 60 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Inventions that changed our lives .

Includes index.

Traces the history of our attempts to keep things cool, from the early use of fans and ice to modern refrigeration and air conditioning.

ISBN: 0802766358 0802766161 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN: 85026549 /AC

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery--Juvenile literature.
Air conditioning--Juvenile literature.
Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery.
Air conditioning.

LC Class. No.: TP492 / .F56 1986

Dewey Class. No.: 621.5/6