<p>In this episode of Mike’s Nerd Bytes, we chill out with the story of Mary Engle Pennington, the scientist who made refrigeration and food safety standard practice — and the surprising New Jersey connection that helped her work spread.</p><p><br></p><p>From battling food-borne illness to inventing the “cold chain” that keeps milk, meat, and even vaccines safe, Pennington’s story proves that science saves lives.</p><p>What You’ll Learn in This Episode:</p><p>The food safety crisis of the early 1900s.</p><p>How Mary Pennington’s cold chain revolution began.</p><p>New Jersey’s key role in distributing safe food to millions.</p><p>How her work still affects your daily life.</p><p>Fun, nerdy facts about refrigeration history.</p><p>Perfect For:
Foodies, science buffs, history nerds, and anyone who’s grateful for a working refrigerator.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>LINKS </strong></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/dy4bH0Bu3_Y?si=xGI8PD_s2yPqVipM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>THE FULL ICE CREAM TRUCK SONG</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listen Now: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.link/1777711855⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on Instagram: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mnb_podcast_nj/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on X:</strong></p><p>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/MikesNerdBytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on PodMatch: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://community.podmatch.com/members/31752423⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on Podchaser: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/mikes-nerd-bytes-5885008⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on YouTube:</strong></p><p>⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jerseymjm/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Science podcast, tech podcast, fun facts, quirky history, inventions, discoveries, science history, educational podcast, STEM, learning while laughing, short podcast, geek culture, bite-sized learning</p><p><strong>#SciencePodcast #TechFacts #FunScience #STEM #ScienceHistory #NerdBytes #PodcastLover #LearnSomethingNew #chatgpt</strong></p>

Mike's Nerd Bytes

Michael J Maione

NJ INVENTORS SERIES - Mary Engle Pennington – The Cold Chain Queen E41

SEP 19, 202512 MIN
Mike's Nerd Bytes

NJ INVENTORS SERIES - Mary Engle Pennington – The Cold Chain Queen E41

SEP 19, 202512 MIN

Description

<p>In this episode of Mike’s Nerd Bytes, we chill out with the story of Mary Engle Pennington, the scientist who made refrigeration and food safety standard practice — and the surprising New Jersey connection that helped her work spread.</p><p><br></p><p>From battling food-borne illness to inventing the “cold chain” that keeps milk, meat, and even vaccines safe, Pennington’s story proves that science saves lives.</p><p>What You’ll Learn in This Episode:</p><p>The food safety crisis of the early 1900s.</p><p>How Mary Pennington’s cold chain revolution began.</p><p>New Jersey’s key role in distributing safe food to millions.</p><p>How her work still affects your daily life.</p><p>Fun, nerdy facts about refrigeration history.</p><p>Perfect For:
Foodies, science buffs, history nerds, and anyone who’s grateful for a working refrigerator.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>LINKS </strong></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/dy4bH0Bu3_Y?si=xGI8PD_s2yPqVipM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>THE FULL ICE CREAM TRUCK SONG</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listen Now: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.link/1777711855⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on Instagram: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mnb_podcast_nj/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on X:</strong></p><p>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/MikesNerdBytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on PodMatch: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://community.podmatch.com/members/31752423⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on Podchaser: </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/mikes-nerd-bytes-5885008⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Find me on YouTube:</strong></p><p>⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jerseymjm/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Science podcast, tech podcast, fun facts, quirky history, inventions, discoveries, science history, educational podcast, STEM, learning while laughing, short podcast, geek culture, bite-sized learning</p><p><strong>#SciencePodcast #TechFacts #FunScience #STEM #ScienceHistory #NerdBytes #PodcastLover #LearnSomethingNew #chatgpt</strong></p>