# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/frederick-mckinley-jones
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:24:26.216Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/frederick-mckinley-jones"
name: "Frederick McKinley Jones"
slug: "frederick-mckinley-jones"
description: "Frederick McKinley Jones was an American inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, winner of the National Medal of Technology, and an inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He innovated mobile refrigeration technology. Jones received 61 patents, including 40 for refrigeration technology, and also revolutionized the cinema industry by creating a superior sound system for projectors at the time. Jones co-founded Thermo King and also served as a sergeant in World War I. Due to his contributions to refrigeration technology, Jones is called the \"Father of Refrigerated Transportation\", and the \"King of Cool\"."
tagline: "American businessman and inventor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fred_McKinley_Jones_USDA.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1893-05-17"
deathDate: "1961-02-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.100157333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Frederick M. Jones"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump