1. Ruben Flores 2 nd period Inventors Project http://inventors.about.com/librar y/weekly/aa081797.htm

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

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

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

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

6.  In 1915, Carrier formed the Carrier Engineering Corporation

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

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

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

10.  In 1935, Carrier received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Lehigh University http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCig4NNoWR4HcziKRX8Tr8UUXoAwt_ AQPh4Ao-YaKXJ_nqXpt8Og:kobiecomplete.com/wp- content/uploads/2012/06/Willis_Carrier_1915_father-of-cool-sm.jpg

11.  In 1942, received honorary Doctor of letters degree from Alfred University http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR2zgAQvgdBBRHVaJRf0MKlJyLg- QC4bhYp0G41fzh_xjIBNdCj:www.achrnews.com/ext/resources/2012/01-16-12/IB- WHCarrier.jpg

12.  After the Great Depression the popularity of personal air conditioning didn’t have time to increase because of World War II http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTViUoonghjI8fXPOpuKnsC0hUckSiVXOv FctYAuY2gonczusbI7Q:air-conditioners-and-heaters.com/images/willis_carrier.jpg

13.  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 http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRLd0HYztZGXhwhkCGm6xo3Gz o6QBCdeW4ywxFjUvOLMnlzLaOm5g:www.twistedhistory.com/image/willis_ carrier.jpg

14.  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

15.  http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa081797.htm http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa081797.htm  http://www.buffaloah.com/h/carr/index.html http://www.buffaloah.com/h/carr/index.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Carrier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Carrier