Willis Haviland Carrier

GPTKB entity

Properties (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Engineer
Inventor
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Cornell_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
ASME Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1876-11-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Angola,_New_York
gptkbp:children gptkb:Willis_Haviland_Carrier_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Refrigeration technology
Humidity control technology
Psychrometrics
Temperature control technology
gptkbp:deathDate 1950-10-07
gptkbp:deathPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:field Mechanical engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Willis Haviland Carrier
gptkbp:influenced Modern HVAC systems
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkbp:knownFor Air conditioning
Carrier_air_conditioning_system
gptkbp:legacy Carrier_brand
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Carrier_Corporation
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:patentCitation Air conditioning system patent
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Irene_Carrier