New England is a treasure house filled with many different types of spiritual, cultural, historical, and other resources. Included in this treasure trove is a rich variety of creative people. There is a phrase, "Yankee ingenuity," that has a lot of truth in it. People of New England have been noted for coming up with solutions to challenges/problems of all types.
As Suzi Forbes Chase wrote in New England (New York: Prentice Hall, 1994): "Principles come first. Hard work second.Give a New Englander a problem and he'll study it every which way until he comes up with a solution.
"That's the essence of 'Yankee ingenuity' - that peculiar knack for making the best of any situation - of turning a negative into a positive."
One such inventive person is Richard Travers, of Warren, Vermont. Mr. Travers invented the Freeaire Refrigeration System, a way to use outside air to chill refrigerators.
For more information about Richard Travers and his invention, please visit:
Vermont Life Magazine: Ingenuity: Cool Invention (Winter 2008-2009)
Freeaire® Refrigeration
Science Channel: Freeaire®
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