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- Willis Carrier (born November 26, 1876, Angola, New York, U.S.—died October 7, 1950, New York City) was an American inventor and industrialist who formulated the basic theories of air conditioning. In 1902, while an engineer with the Buffalo Forge Company, Carrier designed the first system to control temperature and humidity.
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Willis Carrier was an American inventor and industrialist who formulated the basic theories of air conditioning. In 1902, while an engineer with the Buffalo Forge Company, Carrier designed the first system to control temperature and humidity.
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Willis H. Carrier Biography. The Father of Air Conditioning | Willis Carrier was a gifted engineer with a unique ability to solve problems. In 1902, he designed the first modern air-conditioning system – an invention that would go on to fundamentally change the world.
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Jun 12, 2006 · Carrier air-conditioned Detroit’s J. L. Hudson department store in 1924, and in 1928 and ’29 he cooled the U.S. House and Senate chambers. But his biggest opportunity to make a public impact with this new technology came in 1925, when he was approached by the Rivoli Theater in New York City.
- Joseph Gustaitis
On July 17, 1902, Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system, launching an industry that would fundamentally improve the way we live, work and play.
May 14, 2018 · CARRIER, WILLIS HAVILAND. Willis H. Carrier (1876 – 1950) invented the equipment that made air conditioning possible and founded the company that brought cooler homes, factories, and movie theaters to much of the United States.
In the early hours of a crisp January morning in 1906, Willis Carrier held in his hands a document that would revolutionize the way people experienced indoor comfort: a patent for the world's first spray-type air conditioning equipment.
Willis Carrier starts the engine that will drive the world’s first modern air conditioning system, installed in the summer of 1902 at the Sackett & Wilhelms printing plant in Brooklyn, New York.
