Posts Tagged ‘modern air conditioning’
17 Historical Reactions to Air Conditioning
Air conditioning has undergone many reincarnations and innovations over time, and national opinion has changed alongside it. President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously hated air conditioning, U.S. senators were alarmed by it, and many citizens felt it was too good to be true. But it was Willis Haviland Carrier, often called the father of air conditioning for…
Read MoreHow houses were cooled before air conditioning
Ever wonder how people in warm and temperate climates survived the summer before modern air conditioning equipment was developed? Well, it depends on location, and creative architecture was often involved. Click here to read more
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