Dane's Timeline project
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Updated: 24 Nov 2017
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Created bydane yuzdepski
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Handheld fans were used in chinaRomans would run cold
water through their walls to
cool their homesBenjamin Franklin invented
that all liquids have a cooling effect
when they are evaporatedDocter John Gorrie invented
a ice making machine to cool the
hospitalThe USA navy invented a cooling
machine that would become the foundation
the AC we use todayWillis Carrier invented the first AC to deal
with the humidity in a printing company and
produced units for other factorysWillis Carrier patented his invention
calling it an "APPARATUS FOR TREATING AIR"Willis Carrier updated his invention
by adding an central compressor
that greatly reduced the size of the
unitAn inventor in China invented a man powered
rotary fan, about the size of the roomEgyptians would hang wet reeds in their windows to filter in a cooler airRome developed a system
to import ice from mountain regions
by a donkey train to cool Empire
Elagabalus's garden.Medieval homes would put large openings in
their walls to let breeze through and windows
facing away from the sunOnly 10% of Americans had an AC in their homes86% of American homes had at least one
air conditioning unit.Research shows that a Americans use about
as much electricity on AC as all of Africa uses
for all purposesAbout 90% of buildings
have ACAC were availble to home owners but were
massiveIndividual room air condition that were
installed in windows were inventedFirst car air conditioner was unveiled.
But temperature was not adjustable
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