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Willis Havilland Carrier was born in Angola, New York on November 26, 1876

In 1901 Willis Havilland Carrier graduated from Cornell University with a masters degree in Engineering

 Only one year after Willis Carrier graduated the first AC unit was working

 In 1906 the apparatus for treating air patent was granted to Carrier

 In 1915, Carrier formed the Carrier Engineering Corporation

 In 1921 Carrier patented the centrifugal refrigeration machine which was the first good method to cool large areas

 In 1928, Willis Carrier developed the first air conditioner for homes

 During the Great Depression the air conditioner for personal use sales dropped drastically

 In 1935, Carrier received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Lehigh University AQPh4Ao-YaKXJ_nqXpt8Og:kobiecomplete.com/wp- content/uploads/2012/06/Willis_Carrier_1915_father-of-cool-sm.jpg

 In 1942, received honorary Doctor of letters degree from Alfred University QC4bhYp0G41fzh_xjIBNdCj: WHCarrier.jpg

 After the Great Depression the popularity of personal air conditioning didn’t have time to increase because of World War II FctYAuY2gonczusbI7Q:air-conditioners-and-heaters.com/images/willis_carrier.jpg

 Willis Haviland Carrier died on October 9, 1950 at the age of 73 in New York, New York  Carrier and his three wives are buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery o6QBCdeW4ywxFjUvOLMnlzLaOm5g: carrier.jpg

 In 1985, Carrier was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame  In 2008, Carrier was inducted into the Buffalo Science Museum Hall of Fame

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