Willis Carrier

Willis Haviland Carrier was an American engineer, best known for inventing modern air conditioning by inventing 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 systems.

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Who was born first?

• Willis Carrier and Józef Kazimierz Hofmann were born the same year
• Willis Carrier and Viktor Kaplan were born the same year
• Willis Carrier and Charles F. Kettering were born the same year
• Willis Carrier was born 1 year after Kazimierz Prószyński
• Willis Carrier was born 1 year before Louis Renault

Timeline

1. Kazimierz PrószyńskiApril 4, 1875 – March 13, 1945
2. Charles F. KetteringAugust 29, 1876 – November 25, 1958
3. Józef Kazimierz HofmannJanuary 20, 1876 – February 16, 1957
4. Viktor KaplanNovember 27, 1876 – August 23, 1934
5. Willis Carrier (this page)November 26, 1876 – October 7, 1950
6. Louis RenaultFebruary 12, 1877 – October 24, 1944

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