1. Ruben Flores 2 nd period Inventors Project

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 didnt 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 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://www.buffaloah.com/h/carr/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Carrier