First Form of Modern Air Conditioning

Buffalo

In 1902, Willis Carrier, a native of Buffalo, submitted his design for the world’s first modern, effective form of air conditioning. It was first installed at the Sackett & Wilhelms printing plant in Brooklyn.

NY Firsts - Modern Air Conditioning Design
W. H. Carrier Apparatus for Treating Air Patent, January 2, 1906.

 

NY Firsts - Willis Carrier
Willis Haviland Carrier (1876-1950)