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services of ammonia, oil, and water to its members. “Natural Gas for Refrigeration,”published 1895 “Refrigeration of Beer andWort,”published in 1899 “Some Defects of Ice,”published in 1899 “Special Engineering Courses,”Published December 1911 “The Absorption System,”published May 1895 “The Compressor,”Published December 1894 “The Critical Point,”published January 1895 “The Essence of the Second Law of Thermodynamics,”presented to the Second International Brewers’Congress October 18, 1911 “The Ice Machine of the Future and the End of theWorld,”presented to the Technical Society of Chicago, on April 29. 1892. “Thermodynamics of Saturated Vapor,” published August 1915 His published books include: • NewMethods for Preparation of Soda and Phosphates • Newton’s AxiomDeveloped (Newton’s first axiombeing related tomotion) • Thermodynamics and Electrodynamics of Energy Conversion • Dialyzed Iron • Record Books for Brewers. By far his most famous work, Siebel’s compendium of Mechanical Refrigeration, is credited as the first authoritative work on the technology responsible for Refrigeration and Ice Making. It has seen 17 editions to date. The first edition sold for just $3, but a paper bound version was also available for $2.50 (I can assure you the $35 paid by me in a used book store for the 3rd edition

would have been a bargain at many times the price paid). This no doubt led to his position in 1891 as the first technical editor of the Famous“Ice and Refrigeration Illustrated”. Here his duties included verification, to the best of known knowl- edge of the time, the information presented

by perspective authors. In 1896, Doctor Siebel was voted an honorary member of the Southern Ice Exchange. TheWestern Ice Manufacturer’s Association would bestow this honor in 1901. The SouthWestern Ice Manufacturer’s

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