Born and raised on a farm in Angola, Willis Carrier was a member of ... tapping the young engineer to head up “Carrier Air Conditioning.” In 1903, Carrier moved to Buffalo’s Parkside ...

This week marks the 111th anniversary of the invention of air conditioning by Willis Haviland Carrier. On July 17, 1902, the first air conditioner was installed in a Brooklyn printing plant not to ...

In 1914, Buffalo Forge decided to dissolve the Carrier Air Conditioning subsidiary which it had established based on Willis’s invention. The following June, Willis Carrier along with the help of J.

Who hasn't sung the praises of air conditioning on a sweltering summer day? But who do you have to thank for this refreshing convenience? The short answer to that question is Willis Carrier ...

In his effort to improve mechanical air-conditioning systems, Willis Carrier (1876-1950) introduced the first practical centrifugal refrigeration compressor in 1922 (above: from the collections of ...

Carrier establishes the Carrier Air Conditioning Company of America. Media Platforms Design Team Willis H. Carrier, inventor of modern air conditioning. 1906: Stuart Cramer, a textile mill ...

remember to thank Willis Haviland Carrier and his wonderful invention. Note: This post was inspired by Ben Stein’s opinion commentary in praise of air conditioning on the program CBS Sunday Morning.

In July of 1902, an engineer named Willis Carrier designed the world's first modern air conditioning system. The design was to cut the humidity level at the Sackett & Wilhelms printing plant in ...

On July 17, 1902, Willis Haviland Carrier finished drawing up plans for what is today considered the first modern air conditioning system. It was installed in a printing business in Brooklyn in ...

Willis Carrier's "Weathermaker" was much more practical. The general public first experienced air conditioning in the burgeoning movie theatres of the 1920s, and it quickly became as much of a ...

Thompson: Truly, thank God for Willis Carrier. The global effects of air-conditioning that you describe are mind-blowing. Air-conditioning transformed cities’ skylines, allowing for tall glassy ...

For that, today’s hot and sweaty masses have the engineer Willis Carrier to thank. Though people have attempted to outsmart the weather for centuries, the mechanical air conditioner did not ...