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Willis Haviland Carrier

Willis Haviland Carrier. Ruben Flores 2 nd period Inventors Project. http:// inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa081797.htm. Willis Havilland Carrier was born in Angola, New York on November 26, 1876.

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Willis Haviland Carrier

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  1. Willis Haviland Carrier RubenFlores 2ndperiod Inventors Project http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa081797.htm

  2. Willis Havilland Carrier was born in Angola, New York on November 26, 1876

  3. In 1901 Willis Havilland Carrier graduated from Cornell University with a masters degree in Engineering

  4. Only one year after Willis Carrier graduated the first AC unit was working

  5. In 1906 the apparatus for treating air patent was granted to Carrier

  6. In 1915, Carrier formed the Carrier Engineering Corporation

  7. In 1921 Carrier patented the centrifugal refrigeration machine which was the first good method to cool large areas

  8. In 1928, Willis Carrier developed the first air conditioner for homes

  9. During the Great Depression the air conditioner for personal use sales dropped drastically

  10. In 1935, Carrier received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Lehigh University http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCig4NNoWR4HcziKRX8Tr8UUXoAwt_AQPh4Ao-YaKXJ_nqXpt8Og:kobiecomplete.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Willis_Carrier_1915_father-of-cool-sm.jpg

  11. In 1942, received honorary Doctor of letters degree from Alfred University http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR2zgAQvgdBBRHVaJRf0MKlJyLg-QC4bhYp0G41fzh_xjIBNdCj:www.achrnews.com/ext/resources/2012/01-16-12/IB-WHCarrier.jpg

  12. After the Great Depression the popularity of personal air conditioning didn’t have time to increase because of World War II http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTViUoonghjI8fXPOpuKnsC0hUckSiVXOvFctYAuY2gonczusbI7Q:air-conditioners-and-heaters.com/images/willis_carrier.jpg

  13. Willis Haviland Carrier died on October 9, 1950 at the age of 73 in New York, New York • Carrier and his three wives are buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRLd0HYztZGXhwhkCGm6xo3Gzo6QBCdeW4ywxFjUvOLMnlzLaOm5g:www.twistedhistory.com/image/willis_carrier.jpg

  14. In 1985, Carrier was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame • In 2008, Carrier was inducted into the Buffalo Science Museum Hall of Fame

  15. References • http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa081797.htm • http://www.buffaloah.com/h/carr/index.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Carrier

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