Comments on: Willis Carrier, Inventor of Air Conditioning https://americacomesalive.com/willis-carrier-inventor-of-air-conditioning/ Quick Takes and Popular Postings about America's Past Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:36:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kate Kelly https://americacomesalive.com/willis-carrier-inventor-of-air-conditioning/#comment-443390 Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:51:22 +0000 https://americacomesalive.com/?p=18693#comment-443390 In reply to Janet Richardson.

Yes…learning to control the humidity was important…but I have to say when I lived in Colorado and people said it was a “dry heat,” it still felt hot! Thanks for posting.

]]> By: Janet Richardson https://americacomesalive.com/willis-carrier-inventor-of-air-conditioning/#comment-443371 Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:38:43 +0000 https://americacomesalive.com/?p=18693#comment-443371 I remember going from Texas to New Orleans; it felt hotter because of the humidity.

]]> By: Kate Kelly https://americacomesalive.com/willis-carrier-inventor-of-air-conditioning/#comment-443231 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:59:24 +0000 https://americacomesalive.com/?p=18693#comment-443231 In reply to Susan Schwartz Twiggs.

Yes…before air conditioning, it could be very uncomfortable, particularly in areas that were humid!

]]> By: Susan Schwartz Twiggs https://americacomesalive.com/willis-carrier-inventor-of-air-conditioning/#comment-443072 Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:43:37 +0000 https://americacomesalive.com/?p=18693#comment-443072 I remember going to Mississippi in the 1950’s as a child and how hot and humid it was with one noisy room air conditioner. This history puts it all into perspective.

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