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Air Conditioning during the Industrial Revolution
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Air conditioning greatly affected people during the Industrial Revolution. During that time, there were less deaths and a better economy, apart form the Great Depression. Working conditions improved and the workers becamse more satisfied and comfortable. Life becamse a lot easier and more pleasant. -
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First Attempt of Air Conditioning
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An american physician named Dr. John Gorrie made the first air conditioner. He used a fan that blew wind across ice. This was used to cool hospital rooms. -
Willis Carrier is Born
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Willis Haviland Carrier was born on November 26th, 1876 in Angola, NY. -
The Second Try of an Air Conditioner
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When President James Garfield was near the brink of death, a group of engineers built a mechanism that blew air through a cloth that was soaked with ice water. It worked, but used too much ice, using half a million pounds of ice in just two months. -
Carrier designs his first air conditioner
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After finishing college in Cornell, Carrier designed and created his first air conditioner in 1902. It could control the temperature as well as the humidity. It was used for hotels, offices, hospitals, and apartments. -
Cool Air in the New York Stock Exchange
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In 1902, an engineer from New Jersey named Alfred Wolff designed a cooling system for the New York Stock Exchange. He improved upon the idea of mills and applied it to his system. -
Carrier's First Patent
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Carrier got his first patent in 1906. It was for his "Apparatus for Treating Air", which was a classic air conditioner. -
Formula for Air Conditioning
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In 1911, Willis Carrier presented the Rational Psycometric Formula to the American Society of Mathematical Engineers. This is a significant formula that it is still used today. -
First Home Air Conditioning
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A wealthy man, Charles Gates, was the first person to get his home air conditioned. HIs house was in Minneapolis, and the air conditioner was installed in 1914. -
Carrier Engineering Company
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Willis Carrier cofounded the Carrier Engineering Company in 1915, which became the world's largest manufacturer of air conditioners. -
Air Conditioning Large Spaces
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In 1921, Carrier created a machine that could air condition large spaces. He built a centrifugal refrigeration machine that used turning fans instead of compressors. -
Breakthroughs in Air Conditioning
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In 1922, Carrier made two great improvements to the air conditioner. First, he changed ammonia, which was a toxic coolant, into dielene, a coolant that was much safer. Second, he made the air conditioners much more smaller. This led them to be installed in small buildings too. -
Air Conditioning in Public Areas
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Willis Carrier equipped an air conditioner to the J.L. Hudson Department Store. Shoppers were delighted by this and kept coming. A few weeks later, air conditioning was also installed in the Rivioli Theater in New York. The public also enjoyed this. These types of events led the air conditioner to be widely spread in many public areas. -
Cold Air for Homes
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In 1928, Carrier created the "Weathermaker", which was a device that could air condition private homes. -
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Congress gets Air Conditioning
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People needed cool air in the hot summer days of Washington, and so Carrier installed air conditioning in Congress. The House of Representatives got it in 1928, and the Senate one year after that. The White House got its air conditioning in 1930. -
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Popularity of Air Conditioning
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Air Conditioning became more and more popular as the years went by. In 1946, 30,000 air conditioners were produced. In 1948, 74,000 air conditioners were made. And finally, in 1953, over one million air conditioners were sold. -
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Air Conditioning Today
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Today, air conditioning plays a major role in our lives because it helps us get through the glaring sun in the summer. Air conditioning is still used today in public areas, ranging from skyscrapers and theathers to department stores around the world. Using Carrier's Formula, spacesuits have been cooled so that people could withstand the temperature changes of space. -
Willis Carrier's Death
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Willis Carrier died on October 7th, 1950 in New York, NY.
