MinneHistory
Frederick McKinley Jones
2/3/2021 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
African American inventor and engineer Frederick McKinley Jones.
This Minnehistory features African American inventor and engineer Frederick McKinley Jones.
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MinneHistory is a local public television program presented by TPT
MinneHistory
Frederick McKinley Jones
2/3/2021 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
This Minnehistory features African American inventor and engineer Frederick McKinley Jones.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(playful music) - [Narrator] Despite a difficult childhood, Black pioneer Frederick Jones became one of America's great inventors.
The World War I vet and race car driver lived in Hallock, Minnesota, where he became known as a high tech handyman.
As the co-founder of Thermo King, his refrigeration innovations helped change how and where we get our food.
Frederick Jones went on to win the National Medal of Technology.
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