The Evolution of Electrification—From a Non-Plan Toward an Engineering Achievement—Early Years [History]

Ice was harvested and stored in China even before the first millennium. Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans placed large amounts of snow into storage pits and covered it with insulating material. The French monarchy had access to ice for royal feasts; by the end of the 17th century, iced liquors and frozen juices were already popular in French society.