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    This document introduces a special series in ASHRAE Journal about the history of air conditioning over the past century. It provides context for the series by explaining that while crude early forms of air conditioning date back centuries or more, the true beginnings as a modern science and technology emerged in the late 19th century. The series will include historical research and reprints of landmark papers to capture the significant advances from this period. It coincides with an exhibit at the National Building Museum commemorating 100 years of innovations in air conditioning, heating, refrigeration, and their impact on how people live and work. The document lists the topics that will be covered in the upcoming articles in the series.

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    A S H RA E JOURNAL

    Introducing a Special Series


    The First Century of Air Conditioning
    By Harry M. Will, Member ASHRAE
    Coordinating Editor

    The invention of air conditioning cannot be ascribed to a exhibit, which opens May 1 and runs through Jan. 2, 2000 at
    certain date. Its developments, as Willis Carrier noted, “is the the National Building Museum in Washington. The exhibit de-
    natural outgrowth of busy, intelligent minds scribes how air conditioning has transformed
    aiming towards improvement” occurring over the way we live, work and play.
    an extended period of time. Although crude Beginning in the 1890s and continuing into
    forms of air conditioning appeared hundreds the early 1900s, a spurt of technological de-
    and even thousands of years ago, its true be- velopment marked the true start of air condi-
    ginnings as an art and science began at the tioning as we now define it. Since then, steady
    end of the 19th Century. progress has made the 1900s the first air-
    To capture the significant advances and conditioned century. As we approach the start
    technological achievements of this remarkable of a new century, and indeed a new millen-
    chapter in the history of engineering and sci- nium, air conditioning has evolved from a
    ence, ASHRAE’s Historical Committee has curiosity to a necessity, literally transforming
    initiated a series of articles providing histori- the way that much of the world lives.
    cal research, personal anecdotes and reprints This series is a testament to these achieve-
    of landmark papers. This series commemo- ments. Our current abilities are well founded
    rates a century of innovation in the arts and on the initiative, engineering skill and enter-
    sciences of air conditioning, heating and re- prise of those who helped define and develop
    frigeration and at the same time salutes the air conditioning. All involved today in pro-
    start of a new millennium, which will undoubt- fessions that provide environmental control and
    edly be marked by further progress and growth in the HVAC&R comfort should be justly proud of the industry that grew from
    arts and sciences. This series also coincides with the Stay Cool the contributors of these pioneers. n

    The articles appearing in this series are...

    John Gorrie, The Visionary; by John Gladstone, Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE

    Application of Electric Power in HVAC&R Systems; by Bruce L. Flaniken, P.E., Member ASHRAE

    Comfort from a Block of Ice—A History of Comfort Cooling Using Ice; by Bernard Nagengast, Member ASHRAE

    Early Twentieth Century Air-Conditioning Engineering; by Bernard Nagengast, Member ASHRAE

    Carbon Dioxide Systems; by William S. Bodinus, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE

    Sleeping Soundly on Summer Nights—A History of Air Conditioning in the Home; by Michael T. Pauken, Ph.D., P.E.,
    Member ASHRAE

    The Evolution of Air Conditioning and Modern Office Building Design, Parts 1 and 2; by David Arnold, P.E.,
    Member ASHRAE

    History of Automotive Air Conditioning—Part 1, Comfort Heating, and Part 2, Comfort Cooling; by Mohinder S. Bhatti,
    Ph.D., Member ASHRAE

    Air Quality, Ventilation and Comfort; by John E. Janssen, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE

    A View of IAQ as the Century Closes; by Arthur E. Wheeler, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE
    28 ASHRAE Journal December 1998

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