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Willis Haviland Carrier was an American inventor, engineer, businessperson, and technician who worked in the field of air conditioning. Born in Angola in 1876, he received his education at Cornell University and the Cornell University College of Engineering. He was recognized with the ASME Medal and the John Scott Award, and is included in the National Inventors Hall Of Fame collection.
Carrier authored five works, including *Modern air conditioning, heating and ventilating*, *Fan engineering*, and *Centrifugal system of compression for refrigeration*. He died in New York City in 1950.
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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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Antwerp
Discography
- Lazy Mechanics2023
- Neither Curve Nor Edge2023
- FATHOM2023
- In Spectra2024
- Tender Spirits2025
- Wave After Wave2025
- That Veil of Yours2025
- Rhythm Immortal2025
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,894x
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,704x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,261x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,796x
- A Real-Time QRS Detection Algorithm
· 1985 · cited 6,185x
via Crossref · CC0
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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Encyclopedic overview
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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