Yah, rah, air conditioning!
Ah, summer in Phoenix! The temperatures are hitting 110°, and the scorching heat outside feels like stepping into an oven, sapping every last drop of moisture from my body. But fear not, for the car air conditioner comes to the rescue with its refreshing blast of cold air, almost giving me a brain freeze!
As the mercury rises above 100° every day of Summer, I can’t help but thank the stars for the ingenious invention of air conditioning. I bow my head in homage to the genius behind it all, Willis Haviland Carrier, who operated the first modern electric air conditioning machine in 1902.
It’s fascinating to learn that the term “air-conditioning” was coined by Stuart M. Cramer in 1906 while exploring evaporative cooling for textile processing. And who could forget the revolutionary development of Freon gas in 1928, making air conditioning a common standard of living with refrigerators and cooling systems?
As the scorching heat would make travel unbearable in the desert, I’m grateful that Hewlett Packard Motor Company took the leap in 1935 and installed automobile air conditioning. Today, traveling comfortably is easy, even during the hottest days.
Air conditioning revolutionized how we live and where we choose to live. It’s amazing how practical needs have given rise to such incredible innovations.
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