Buffalo’s extraordinary June heat this year has been made tolerable by the ingenuity of a Buffalonian. Born and raised on a farm in Angola, Willis Carrier was a member of the Angola High School Class ...

This summer has truly been a scorcher in many parts of the United States. In the middle of June, residents of southwest California, Arizona and surrounding areas saw temperatures creep towards 120°F, ...

On any scorching hot day, most of us head indoors to enjoy the air conditioner. It's a machine that was invented 117 years ago not out of comfort, but necessity. "It's allowed our society or any ...

With a heat wave engulfing huge portions of the country and the scorching dog days of summer not far behind, we owe it to ourselves to take a moment and thank Willis Haviland Carrier‘s mother for ...

In case you haven't noticed, heat pumps are hot. Although these devices, which use electricity to generate both air conditioning and heat, have been around for decades, the latest models are much more ...

What started as an invention to control humidity in a New York printing plant in 1902 has forever changed the way people around the world live, work, and play. July 17, 2012, marks the 110th ...

Eighty-Four Years Ago: On a swelteringly hot July 4th morning in 1937, Syracuse residents awoke to a headline that made Independence Day a little bit cooler. After several months of negotiations ...

Mogul emperors four centuries ago in India hung wetted grass mats over the doors and windows on the windward side of their palaces. A slight breeze might then cool their throne rooms as much as 20°.

On any scorching hot day, most of us head indoors to enjoy the air conditioner. It's a machine that was invented 117 years ago not out of comfort, but necessity. "It's allowed our society or any ...