The Timeline of Air Conditioning

Carrier's Past & Present
November 26, 1876 Willis Haviland Carrier born in Angola, NY.
1901 Willis Carrier graduates from Cornell University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
July 1, 1901 Carrier starts work with the Buffalo Forge Co. at a salary of $10 per week
July 17, 1902 First scientific air conditioning system designed to cool & dehumidify the Sackett Wilhelms printing plant, Brooklyn, NY.
January 2, 1906 Patent #808897, an "Apparatus for Treating Air" issued for the world's first spray type air conditioning equipment.
December 3, 1911 Carrier publishes the Rational Psychrometric formulae, the basis for all fundamental calculations in air conditioning.
June 26, 1915 Carrier Engineering Corporation formed with $32,600 including $2,500 in stock options as the primary capital.

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