What is literally the coolest invention, the air
conditioner, as we all know, is a system designed to change the air temperature
and humidity with in an area. Here’s a surprising fact: this amazing technology
developed by Willis carrier in 1902 was not a comfort-focused invention,but actually for a publishing company,
sackett-wilhelms, the AC kept temperature and humidity low, which kept the
paper from expanding and contracting. Movie theaters were early adopters of
air-conditioning and the term ‘summer block-buster’ actually came about because
people would flock to air-conditioned school vacations came into
existence because of the AC. Hot stuffy schools introduction of AC, this holiday
tradition has continued.
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Not only has air conditioning enabled exponential advances
in medicine such as defeating malaria and decreasing infant mortality it has
also completely changed the way we design and construct buildings and homes.
While we may not think much about the AC quietly humming
away in the background, the development of effective temperature control using
the AC has revolutionized almost every aspect of industry. Addictive as the
coll temperature may be, without AC's the manufacture of computers and data
storage centers; the production, delivery and storage of food; pharmaceutical
manufacturing as well as chemical manufacturing would all be virtually
impossible.
