Willis Havilland Carrier, known to many as "The Father of the modern Air Conditioner" was born on November 26, 1875 on his families farm in a small town in Angola, New York. www.air-conditioners-and-heaters.com/willis_carrier.htm
One industrial challenge after another led Carrier to make refinement after refinement in his systems. www.time.com/time/time100/builder/profile/carrier3.html
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