Did you know that candy companies were among the first to adopt the centrifugal chiller when it was first invented by William Carrier in 1923?

Since the adoption of the revolutionary air conditioning 100 years ago, it has become essential to commercial and residential buildings, integral in population shifts across the world. Not only has it facilitated climate comfort in immigration, it has also changed the way people work and play.

Air conditioning marked a turn of the century for how leisure time in summer could be spent amid the sweltering heat. The era of Hollywood blockbusters took off in the 20th Century and could be enjoyed in the comfort of movie theatres that became a cooling hub for the masses.

As cooling systems became more widely adopted in theatres, offices, and factories, innovation produced the compact unit as an alternative for residential spaces. Air conditioning for residential households has been responsible for a reduction in heat-related deaths and improved the average life expectancy. It has ultimately changed the way modern society subsists in both private and public life.

In the span of 100 years much has changed for modern living. As new technologies continue to revolutionise human comfort, the future of cooling remains open to more breakthroughs.

20th Century movie theatre air conditioning promotional video here.

1941 Carrier promotional film “Weather by Carrier: The Story of Air Conditioning” here.

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