Achievements
As Carrier celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2002, one realizes that Willis Carrier did much more than invent air conditioning. The summer blockbuster, the back-to-school sale, even the skyscraper all owe a debt to his inspired vision. Without air conditioning, who would pack a crowded theater in July? Who would endure a shopping spree in the dog days of August carrying heavy bags and tired kids? And who would build, let alone work in, a high-rise office building without some air conditioning?
Carrier also plays an important yet invisible role in preserving and protecting the treasures of the world. To ensure that Michelangelo’s timeless frescoes would survive the test of time, the Sistine Chapel turned to the experts at Carrier. When the National Geographic Society displayed its latest find, a 500-year-old Incan mummy found frozen in the Peruvian Andes, the society could thank the experts at Carrier for controlling the climate in a custom-made 44-cubic-foot display case.
