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History of the fan

By puetz001

  • 1734

    1734
    Frenchman John Theophilus Desagulier invents the paddle fan to ventilate mines

  • 1882

    1882
    Schuyler Skaats Wheeler invents the electric fan

  • 1889

    1889
    Phillip Diehl patents the ceiling fan

  • 1894

    1894
    German Professor Herman Rietchel publishes Guide to Calculating Design of Ventilation and Heating Installations (picture form the actual book)

  • 1902

    1902
    Willis carrier invents air conditioning oscillating fan debuts

  • 1911

    Carrier reveals the rational psychometric formula. still the basics for the science of air conditioning

  • 1918

    1918
    Charles Gates' Minneapolis home is the first air-conditioned house at a cost of $10,000

  • 1925

    1925
    Rivoli movie theaters and Broadways in NYC gets air-conditioning

  • 1927

    Carrier Replaces ammonia with less dangerous dielene as a coolant

  • 1931

    1931
    Freon is invented.

  • 1940

    1940
    The Packard is the first car optional "factory air"

  • 1953

    US sales of window air conditioner top 1 million