FOT 1A Cedric B.

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  • Willis Carrier is born

    Willis Carrier is born
    Willis Carrier is born. Source

  • President James Garfield is Dying

    President James Garfield is Dying
    Naval engineers create a device to lower the temperature of the dying President's room by 20°F, but it uses 500,000 pounds of ice in two months. Source

  • First Commercial Power Plant Opens

    First Commercial Power Plant Opens
    Thomas Edison opens his Pearl Street electricity generating station in lower Manhattan, allowing residential and commercial buildings to have an inexpensive source of electricity for the first time. Source

  • First Successful Air-Conditioning System Invented

    First Successful Air-Conditioning System Invented
    Willis Carrier invented the first successful air-conditioning sytem while working for Buffalo Forge heating company when he solved a Brooklyn printing company's humidity problem. Source

  • Carrier Patents his Invention

    Carrier Patents his Invention
    Carrier patents his "Apparatus for Treating Air." Source

  • Stuart Cramer coins the term "air conditioner"

    Stuart Cramer coins the term "air conditioner"
    Stuart Cramer coined the term "air conditioner" during the American Cotton Manufacturers Association's annual conference in Asheville's Kenilworth Inn that year. Source

  • First Air Conditioner is Installed in a House

    First Air Conditioner is Installed in a House
    Carrier installs an air conditioner into a mansion in Minneapolis. Source

  • The House Becomes Air Conditioned

    The House Becomes Air Conditioned
    The Chamber of the House of Representatives becomes air conditioned Source

  • The Senate Becomes Air Conditioned

    The Senate Becomes Air Conditioned
    The Senate becomes air conditioned. Source

  • The White House bevomes air conditioned

    The White House bevomes air conditioned
    The White House becomes air conditioned. Source

  • First Car With Air Conditioner Option

    First Car With Air Conditioner Option
    The Packard is the first car to have "factory air" as an option. Source

  • Willis Carrier Dies

    Willis Carrier Dies
    Willis Carrier dies. [Source](<a href='http://www.madehow.com/inventorbios/71/Willis-Carrier.html)

  • Units Sold Exceeds One Million

    Units Sold Exceeds One Million
    Room air conditioner sales exceed 1,000,000 Source

  • AHRI is Formed

    AHRI is Formed
    The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute is formed. Source

  • Rotary Compressor is Introduced

    Rotary Compressor is Introduced
    The first rotary compressor allows AC units to be smaller, weigh less, quieter, and more efficient. Source

  • Space Suits Use Cooling System

    Space Suits Use Cooling System
    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon using space suits with life support and cooling systems. Source

  • Energy Efficiency is Enforced

    Energy Efficiency is Enforced
    The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act mandates minimum energy efficiency requirements for various appliances, including air conditioners. Source

  • CFC Production Ends in the US

    CFC Production Ends in the US
    Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), an ozone depleting substance and a refrigerant, is no longer made in the United States. Source

  • AHRI 50th Anniversary

    AHRI 50th Anniversary
    The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute celebrates 50 years of industry excellence Source