Dateline: April 30, 1914. The scene: Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC. Emmett Wilson, accompanied by a delegation from Florida, dedicates and unveils the statue of Dr. John Gorrie, the inventor of artificial refrigeration. Gorrie was, according to The Pensacola Journal of February 1, 1914, a man “memorialized in every ton of […]

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