Most people are familiar with the Zamboni ice resurfacer, but did you know an Italian American invented the machine? Frank Zamboni was born in Eureka, Utah, in 1901. His parents, both immigrants from Italy, moved their family to a farm in Idaho shortly after his birth.

When he was 15, Frank began to work as a mechanic at a local garage. He was a natural. As a young adult, Frank studied to become an electrician and he and his younger brother, Lawrence, started the Service Electric Company (later renamed Zamboni Brothers Company). 

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