Do You Know Who Invented Air Conditioning or Even Iced Drinks?

Without the invention of Air Conditioning living in the desert that surrounds the Phoenix Metro area would be a whole different ball game.  If your HVAC is working right and your house is well built you will be cool and comfortable even on the hottest summer day in Arizona.

So who do we get to thank for this wonderful invention we call air conditioning?

On July 17, 1902, Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system, launching an industry that would fundamentally improve the way we live, work and play.

Born November 26, 1876, in Angola, New York
Earned engineering degree from Cornell University in 1901
Started working at Buffalo Forge Company in 1901

Designed the world’s first modern air conditioning system in 1902!

Did You Know?

A cuneiform tablet from more than 1,700 years before Christ records the construction of an icehouse in the northern Mesopotamian town of Terqa by Zimri-Lim, the King of Mari, "which never before had any king built."

In China, archaeologists have found remains of ice pits from the seventh century BC, and references suggest they were in use before 1100 BC. 

Alexander the Great around 300 BC stored snow in pits dug for that purpose. In Rome in the third century AD, snow was imported from the mountains, stored in straw-covered pits, and sold from snow shops. The ice formed in the bottom of the pits sold at a higher price than the snow on top.

Ice house was introduced to Britain around 1660. Various types and designs of ice house exist. However, British ice houses were commonly brick lined, domed structures, with most of their volume underground. Ice houses varied in design depending on the date and builder, but were mainly conical or rounded at the bottom to hold melted ice. They usually had a drain to take away any water. It is recorded that the idea for ice houses was brought to Britain by travellers who had seen similar arrangements in Italy, where peasants collected ice from the mountains and used it to keep food fresh inside caves. Ice Houses may also be known as Ice Wells, Ice Pits or Ice Mounds.

So if you have a cool iced drink this summer you are standing in a line that goes back over 3,700 years.

Looking for fast and fair HVAC service? Aaron’s Mechanical Services wants you to stay comfortable all year round.  Most important we want you to spend the least amount of money possible while you stay comfortable. If your air conditioning system or HVAC unit needs service or replacement please think of us and call at 623-388-4436 and we will come to you and solve your cooling Unit’s service needs.

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