Question

How do Tudor’s actions influence the events in the section entitled “Ice for Everyone”?


Before Tudor came along, people had many wrong ideas about the best way to handle ice.


Tudor’s idea for an ice business led to the necessary technological developments.


Tudor worked even harder after realizing people were laughing at his idea to sell ice in the tropics.


Many people contributed important ideas and inventions to its progress, but only Tudor got credit for building the ice industry.

Answer 1

Tudor’s idea for an ice business led to the necessary technological developments.

His pursuit of exporting ice created the need for better packing, insulation, transport, and storage (insulated ships, ice houses, packing methods), and those innovations followed from his persistent efforts.