Carrier Context:
History

  Famous Carriers

Young Carrier Willis Haviland Carrier did pretty well for a boy who had to slice a peck of apples into halves, quarters and eighths to grasp the notion of fractions.

U.S.S. Langley Carrier has air conditioned its fair share of ships including aircraft and cargo carriers. The crew of the first aircraft carrier, however, enjoyed little in the way of creature comforts.

Carrier pigeon Other than sharing a name, Willis Carrier had nothing to do with one of the world's best known birds, the carrier pigeon.

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