Willis CARRIER

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AmericanBorn Willis Haviland CARRIER

American engineer, best known for inventing modern air conditioning

Born on November 26, 1876 in Angola, New York, USA , United States

Died on October 7, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA

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Carrier was born on November 26, 1876, in Angola, New York, the son of Duane Williams Carrier (1836–1908) and Elizabeth R. Haviland (1845–1888).



He studied at Cornell University graduating in 1901 with a BS in engineering.

...   Carrier was born on November 26, 1876, in Angola, New York, the son of Duane Williams Carrier (1836–1908) and Elizabeth R. Haviland (1845–1888).



He studied at Cornell University graduating in 1901 with a BS in engineering.



In Buffalo, New York, on July 17, 1902, in response to a quality problem experienced at the Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing & Publishing Company of Brooklyn, Willis Carrier submitted drawings for what became recognized as the world's first modern air conditioning system.



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