James Harrison (engineer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Harrison (engineer)

Australian engineer and politician

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1893

Profession: businessperson, engineer, politician, inventor

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

James Harrison (17 April 1816 – 3 September 1893) was a British Australian newspaper printer, journalist, politician, and pioneer in the field of mechanical refrigeration.Harrison founded the Geelong Advertiser newspaper and was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council and Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Harrison is also remembered as the inventor of the mechanical refrigeration process creating ice and founder of the Victorian Ice Works and as a result, is often called "the father of refrigeration".
In 1873 he won a gold medal at the Melbourne Exhibition by proving that meat kept frozen for months remained perfectly edible.