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One of the single greatest inventions in modern history is the air conditioner. Americans spend more than $22 billion a year on electricity to cool their homes with air conditioning, an average of $2,200 per household. It's hard to imagine how people live without it. Ancient Egyptians cooled themselves at night by sleeping in wet sheets. Early Americans placed large blocks of ice in front of fans.
Willis Carrier invented modern air conditioning in 1902 for a publishing company in New York that was experiencing problems when humidity caused ink to smudge and paper to expand. The New York Stock Exchange Building in New York City was one of the first buildings to use air conditioning in 1903. But it wasn't until 1904 when the first private home was equipped with an air conditioner in Minneapolis. Movie theaters were among the first businesses to install air conditioning. In 1922, Carrier installed his system in a movie theater, which advertised its new system by saying that the theaters were quote, Cool as a mountaintop.
Yes, you lucky people, just sit back for a moment. Relax and notice the delightfully clean, cool, and refreshing atmosphere of this scientifically air-conditioned theater. Great, isn't it? Remember, you can enjoy great motion picture entertainment all summer long in cool comfort. at this theater.
In 1939, Packard became the first automobile manufacturer to offer air conditioning in its cars. But it would be decades before AC became commonplace in homes across the country. Here's historian Gary Marmino. Air conditioning had Had existed in the larger cities since the 1920s. You could go to the premier movie theater and enjoy air-conditioned comfort, but it was unaffordable and really unrealistic.
for a homeowner. to even dream about air conditioning. The carrier window unit came in 1951. And what's interesting is it wasn't an immediate hit. For instance, everyone, I think, assumes that everyone went out and bought a window unit in the summer of 1951.
It was much slower than that. First of all, it was very expensive. Most homes were modestly priced. It made no sense to purchase a thousand-dollar unit for a $6,000 house. The first census to ask homeowners whether they had air conditioning was in 1960.
And in 1960, only one home in five was air conditioning. But the future was lock set. Almost all the new developments included air conditioning. Climate control was the future for growth. Air conditioning is omnipresent now.
In Hollywood, Florida, A neighbor's newly installed air conditioner rattled all night, and his neighbor took him to court. And the judge ruled, you might as well get used to it. This is kind of like the Model T, it's the wave of the future. And it's one of those new sounds introduced after World War II, you know, the whirr of the air conditioner. Air conditioning has also created a 12-month tourist industry.
before air conditioning. Many beach communities open only a few months a year. The Grand Hotels. In the nineteen thirties, the Royal Palm, the Breakers, the Don César, they generally only operated in the winter months for three or four months. Close for the season.
Would be the sign in summer. Oh, this hot summer has got me down. You can't fry an egg on the street. Heat waves are wiggling on the sidewalk. Cops are dropping like flies on the feet.
I need a new loafer to take me in and protect me, bro. I'm this humid air. Being in Brooklyn, Staten Island, or Queens. I don't care. It don't matter what kind of loving you're into or how big your apartment might be.
All you need is an air conditioner. And you're the man for me. Without air conditioning, we wouldn't have certain medications today.
Some medications could only be studied and developed in a cool environment. Kids can think air conditioning for summer vacation. Before air conditioners, it was too hot to learn during the summer.
So the kids were granted a break, and the idea stayed. This lucky baby will sleep quietly through the night. Yes, no matter how high the temperature goes outdoors, this baby's RCA air conditioner will keep his room filled with cool, dry, fresh air and keep that room so comfortable and quiet, he'll never need a middle-of-the-night lullaby. Yes, quiet is the word for this new 1954 RCA air conditioner as the wonderful heart of cold compressor silently cools the air for you. Without air conditioning, life would be a lot harder.
Not only would we be uncomfortable, we'd be fighting for our very survival. According to a recent study, Heat-related deaths have declined 80% since 1960. This can be directly attributed to widespread adoption of residential air conditioning. Harry. Uh You sleep.
Who can sleep in this heat? Think you could open the window a little wider?
so we can let some more hot air in? When you're trying to beat the heat... We think you'd have better luck with the Kelvinator Speedy Mount Air Conditioner on your side. Even the cold water's hot. According to the National Academy of Engineering, Air conditioning and refrigeration is the 10th most important achievement of the 20th century.
If you're sitting in an air-conditioned room or car right now, take the time to appreciate everything AC has given us: comfort, productivity, health, cities, and much more. Air conditioning makes us more productive and allows us to live longer, happier, cleaner, and more comfortable lives. And don't risk a breakdown during the hottest days of the year. Keep your artificial oasis going by remembering to schedule a professional AC maintenance every spring and calling a professional technician. as soon as you notice a problem.
For Our American Stories, I'm Jesse Edwards. You're as cold as ice. And great job as always to Jesse. And you know, you just forget. There was a time, 1903, the first building to use AC, the New York Stock Exchange, the first car, the Packard, in 1939.
And in 1960 only one in five homes had AC. Hard to imagine. The story of air conditioning. The history of air conditioning here on our American story. Lee Habib here, and I'd like to encourage you to subscribe to Our American Stories on Apple Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, Spotify.
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