Air Conditioning History Facts
Posted on May 20, 2014 by All Contractor Marketing
AC Kennesaw GA – Air Conditioning History
As the dog days of summer are officially here it and for most of us, it’s hard to imagine beating the heat without air conditioning. We move from our air conditioned houses to our air conditioned cars to our air conditioned places of work. In between we go from one air conditioned building to another: stores, places of worship, medical buildings, schools ect. And most of us take the cool air for granted. We are your local air conditioning history choice.
Air Conditioning History Facts
Here are five facts about air conditioning you probably don’t know.
1. The first air conditioner wasn’t designed for comfort. Willis Carrier invented the first modern air conditioner in 1902 for a publishing company in Brooklyn New York. It kept the temperature and humidity low so the paper didn’t expand and contract, Carrier never intended for his machine to be used merely for comfort.
2. A/C gave way to summer blockbusters. Movie theaters were among the first places most people encountered artificially cooled air. In fact, theaters would advertise their “Refrigerated Air”. Moviemakers released their big pictures during the summer because people sought out the air-conditioned buildings to escape the heat.
3. Your kids should be especially grateful for A/C. Although summer vacation started out as a way to escape the heat, schools kept up the practice even after gaining air conditioning.
4. Even the government would shut down during parts of the summer. Before central air conditioning, the government took a summer vacation along with school. In fact, some historians blame the growth of federal bureaucracy on air-conditioning, since it allowed lawmakers to stay in session longer
5. Vegas wouldn’t be Vegas without A/C. Before air conditioning, the Northeast was the nation’s economic powerhouse. Population explosions in places like Arizona, Nevada, Florida and Texas can be directly attributed to the introduction of air conditioning.
Kennesaw AC Experts – D McKeon Heating and Air
As we move thru the Dog days you can be sure that D.McKeon heating and air conditioning stands ready to take care of all of our Kennesaw customer’s air conditioning needs. Call us at 770-425-8779. Call today!