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| '''Frederick McKinley Jones''' (May 17, 1893 – February 21, 1961) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, winner of the [[National Medal of Technology]], and an [[List of National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees|inductee]] of the [[National Inventors Hall of Fame]].<ref name=HOF>{{cite web |url=http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/343.html |title=Frederick McKinley Jones |work=Hall of Fame inventor profile |publisher=National Inventors Hall of Fame |access-date=February 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222060432/http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/343.html |archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> Jones innovated mobile [[refrigeration]] technology. Jones received 61 patents, including 40 for refrigeration technology,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title='The View' celebrates Black History Month by highlighting those who changed history |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...ighlighting-changed-history/story?id=75610974 |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> and also invented a portable X-ray machine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frederick Jones |url=https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/frederick-jones |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=lemelson.mit.edu}}</ref> He co-founded [[Thermo King]] and also served as a [[sergeant]] in [[World War I]].<ref name=HOF /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The King of Cool |url=https://www.army.mil/article/162780/the_king_of_cool |access-date=2022-03-10 |website= army.mil |language=en}}</ref> Due to his contributions to refrigeration technology, he was referred to as the "King of Cool".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frederick McKinley Jones |url=https://www.msthalloffame.org/frederick_mckinley_jones.htm |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.msthalloffame.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O’Neal |first=Denise I. |date=2020-02-17 |title=How an unsung black inventor saved lives as ‘The King of Cool’ |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2...cks-black-history-op-ed-suntimes-denise-oneal |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}</ref> | '''Frederick McKinley Jones''' (May 17, 1893 – February 21, 1961) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, winner of the [[National Medal of Technology]], and an [[List of National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees|inductee]] of the [[National Inventors Hall of Fame]].<ref name=HOF>{{cite web |url=http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/343.html |title=Frederick McKinley Jones |work=Hall of Fame inventor profile |publisher=National Inventors Hall of Fame |access-date=February 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222060432/http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/343.html |archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> Jones innovated mobile [[refrigeration]] technology. Jones received 61 patents, including 40 for refrigeration technology,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title='The View' celebrates Black History Month by highlighting those who changed history |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...ighlighting-changed-history/story?id=75610974 |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> and also revolutionized the cinema industry by creating a superior sound system for projectors at the time.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-01 |title=Black History in the Cold Chain: Frederick McKinley Jones |url=https://www.onelineage.com/news-stories/black-history-cold-chain-frederick-mckinley-jones |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.onelineage.com}}</ref> Jones co-founded [[Thermo King]] and also served as a [[sergeant]] in [[World War I]].<ref name=HOF /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The King of Cool |url=https://www.army.mil/article/162780/the_king_of_cool |access-date=2022-03-10 |website= army.mil |language=en}}</ref> Due to his contributions to refrigeration technology, he is called the "Father of Refrigerated Transportation",<ref name=":8" /> and the "King of Cool".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frederick McKinley Jones |url=https://www.msthalloffame.org/frederick_mckinley_jones.htm |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.msthalloffame.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O’Neal |first=Denise I. |date=2020-02-17 |title=How an unsung black inventor saved lives as ‘The King of Cool’ |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2...cks-black-history-op-ed-suntimes-denise-oneal |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}</ref> |
| == Early life == | == Early life == |
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