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mahatmakanejeeves

(65,942 posts) Thu Jul 17, 2025, 09:08 AM Jul 17

On this day, July 17, 1902, Willis Carrier created the first air conditioner, in Buffalo, New York.

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• 1902 – Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.

Wed Jul 17, 2024: On this day, July 17, 1902, Willis Carrier created the first air conditioner, in Buffalo, New York.

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On this day, July 17, 1902, Willis Carrier created the first air conditioner, in Buffalo, New York. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 17 OP

Let me the first to thank him here. JohnnyRingo Jul 17 #1

Back In The Early 90s... ProfessorGAC Jul 20 #3

Bless you, Willis Carrier! zanana1 Jul 18 #2

JohnnyRingo

(20,079 posts)

1. Let me the first to thank him here.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 10:45 AM

Jul 17

I don't know how I spent half my life without it.
A lot of things could break in my car or apartment and I could put up with it, but not the A/C.

ProfessorGAC

(73,767 posts)

3. Back In The Early 90s...

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 03:15 PM

Jul 20

...I went on a site visit to arrange supply of a raw material that nobody had on the market.
Was near New Orleans and mid-April.
Since it was around 60 here, I had a sportcoat on.
Cool here, air conditioned airport in Chicago, air conditioned plane, air conditioned airport in NOLA.
I walk out of the terminal to get the shuttle to the rental car & the air hit me like a truck!
90° & very humid.
My first thought was "How did people live here before electricity?"
Even fans had to be massively important.
Air conditioning had to feel to those folks like the best thing ever invented.

zanana1

(6,406 posts)

2. Bless you, Willis Carrier!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 06:28 AM

Jul 18

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