Willis Carrier
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1876
- Died
- 1950
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Engineers hand-book of tables, charts ..
- Fan engineering
- Centrifugal system of compression for refrigeration
- Modern air conditioning, heating and ventilating
- Modern air conditioning, heating and ventilating
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,035x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,723x
- A Real-Time QRS Detection Algorithm
· 1985 · cited 6,065x
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Key facts
- Born
- Willis Haviland Carrier , ( 1876-11-26 ) November 26, 1876, Angola, New York , U.S.
- Died
- October 7, 1950 (1950-10-07) (aged 73), New York City , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Cemetery , Buffalo, New York
- Citizenship
- American
- Alma mater
- Cornell University ( M.E. )
- Occupation
- Engineer
- Known for
- Inventing modern air conditioning
- Spouses
- Edith Claire Seymour ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1902 ; died 1912 ) Jennie Tifft Martin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1913 ; died 1939 ) Elizabeth Marsh Wise ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 )
- Awards
- ASME Medal (1934), Frank P. Brown Medal (1941)
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Key dates
- Born
- 26 November 1876
- Died
- 7 October 1950
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Angola
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- technician
- Educated at
- Cornell University College of Engineering
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- John Scott Award
- Field of work
- air conditioning
Article
Willis Haviland Carrier (November 26, 1876 – October 7, 1950) was an American engineer, best known for inventing modern air conditioning, 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 (now abbreviated "HVAC") systems.
Early life and education
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1876 births1950 deaths20th-century American inventorsAmerican mechanical engineersAmerican PresbyteriansASME Medal recipientsBurials at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Buffalo)Cornell University College of Engineering alumniEngineers from Buffalo, New YorkHeating, ventilation, and air conditioningPeople from Angola, New YorkPeople from Essex Fells, New Jersey