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Willis Carrier

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American engineer best known for inventing modern air conditioning, building the first modern electrical air conditioning unit in 1901. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1876 1
Birth Date
1876-11-26 1
Death Year
1950 1
Death Date
1950-10-07 1
Nationality
American 1
Willis Carrier
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Built the first modern electrical air conditioning unit.

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    Willis Haviland Carrier (November 26, 1876 - October 7, 1950) was an American engineer, best known for inventing modern air conditioning.
  • In Field: Mechanical Engineering, Categories
    20th-century American mechanical engineers
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WikipediaInvented: Air Conditioning, History section (inventor attribution, edge citation)
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In 1901, American inventor Willis H. Carrier built what is considered the first modern electrical air conditioning unit.
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Why is Willis Carrier called the inventor of modern air conditioning?

He built the first modern electrical air conditioning unit in 1901.

This page records that Willis Carrier, an American engineer, built the first modern electrical air conditioning unit in 1901. That achievement is why he is best known for inventing modern air conditioning. He lived from 1876 to 1950.
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