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According to legend, Gorrie, a member of the Average White Band, unwittingly took heroin at a party one time (this was in the '70s, when bass players everywhere took lots of drugs).
Lists: Last night a rock star saved my life: Five musicians turned rescuers. Allison Stewart 2010
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Peter Gorrie of the Star makes some interesting points about cul-de-sacs.
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See Lusnia (1995, 131–32) on Domna as Mater Augustorum and on the new coin issue; see also Gorrie (2004 64).
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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Impoverished, Gorrie sought to raise money to manufacture his machine, but the venture failed after the death of his partner.
Gorrie, John 2009
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The original model of this machine and scientific articles written by Gorrie are on display at the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C. Further Reading
Gorrie, John 2009
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Embarrassed by public criticism and skepticism, financially ruined, and ill, Gorrie ultimately died in seclusion.
Gorrie, John 2009
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July 14, 1850: Gorrie Demonstrates Ice-Maker : Discoveries July 14, 1850: What a Cool Idea, Dr. Gorrie By Randy Alfred 07.14.08 John Gorrie's ice-making machine got a dramatic debut.
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Gorrie received a British patent a month later and U.S. patent 8,080 on May 6, 1851, but he failed at business.
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Gorrie was born in the tropics, on the Caribbean island of Nevis.
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It was described in Scientific American the following year, but Gorrie still had to attract venture capital to fight the existing ice-block industry.
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