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Willis Carrier

Willis Carrier

American inventor

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Founder of
Carrier Corporation
Carrier Corporation
Carrier Container Refrigeration
Carrier Container Refrigeration
Birthdate
November 26, 1876
Birthplace
Angola, New York
Angola, New York
Date of Death
October 7, 1950
Place of Death
New York City
New York City
Nationality
Educated at
Cornell University College of Engineering
Cornell University College of Engineering
Cornell University
Cornell University
Awards Received
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1985 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee
Occupation
Engineer
Engineer
Businessperson
Businessperson
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Writer
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ISNI
00000001159557210
Open Library ID
OL2249678A0
VIAF
114914740

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Wikidata ID
Q2581759

Willis Haviland Carrier

(November 26, 1876 – October 7, 1950) was an American engineer, best known for inventing modern air conditioning. Carrier invented the first electrical air conditioning unit in 1902. In 1915, he founded Carrier Corporation, a company specializing in the manufacture and distribution of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

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Early Cornell Engineering Alumni Inventors - Engineering Library

https://engineering.library.cornell.edu/early-cornell-engineering-alumni-inventors/

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October 16, 2019

Rational Psychrometric Formulae - Wikisource, the free online library

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https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Rational_Psychrometric_Formulae

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October 6, 2010

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