How has refrigeration and controlling cold changed life?

I'm writing a paper about Absolute Zero (0K). I also have to comment on how controlling cold has benefitted life now. If someone could send me links to websites where I can look into this, it would be much appreciated.How has refrigeration and controlling cold changed life?http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1250515/Real-life-Cold-Comfort-Farm-widow-spoken-daughter-decade--despite-living-house.htmlHow has refrigeration and controlling cold changed life?Refrigeration has greatly increased the quality of health in human beings, as it keeps food safer to eat for longer and increases the longevity of storage-times, allowing us to stockpile food and not run out.