LARRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Larry's great papaw was born
The modern air conditioner was invented by Willis Carrier in 1902, and textile mill engineer Stuart Cramer was the first to coin the term “air conditioning” -
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larry's great papaw's history
in 1906. Air conditioning was first installed residentially in 1914; the unit was 7 feet high, 6 feet wide, and 20 feet long! -
Larry's first roommate
In 1931, H.H. Schultz and J.Q. Sherman invented the first room air conditioner. The unit sat on the ledge of a window, just as modern room air conditioners often do. Even so, these systems were still very expensive. For example, the 1938 Chrysler air conditioner cost $416; the average hourly wage was $0.64, so it took 650 hours of work to be able to afford this purchase. -
In 1970 Larry made it into most American homes
Post WWII, air conditioning became something of a status symbol. Window units were a hot commodity, with over one million units sold in 1953. In the 1970s, central air conditioning systems made their way into homes, using Freon-12 (also known as R-12) as coolant. -
Larry save lives
Air conditioning didn’t just change the nation’s comfort — it has also played a significant role in lowering the number of heat-related deaths. Between 1960 and 2004, the number of heat-related deaths in the United States was a staggering 80 percent less than between 1900 and 1959. Air conditioning saves lives, providing respite from dangerous outdoor temperatures.
