International Refrigeration Day is celebrated annually on the 17th of April which marks the anniversary of James Harrison’s birthday, 17th April 1816. Harrison is known as the founding father of Refrigeration. He was the first to create ice via mechanical means, laying the foundation for the Australian HVAC&R industry.
Read more about James Harrison on the AIRAH website
Here’s a Studio10 piece regarding great aussie inventions discussing the Aussie ‘father of refrigeration’.