Carrier's Past & Present | |
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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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