U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 22

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

CHILLING OUT

Profile America — Tuesday, July 22nd. On these scorching hot summer days, with the nation's average warmest day of the year coming up shortly, most of us welcome ducking in from the heat into a cool office, business, or home. For this relief, we can thank Willis Carrier, who in the depths of winter in 1906 received a patent for what he called an "apparatus for treating air." His idea has fundamentally changed the way most Americans live, and the Carrier name is still prominent among air-conditioning manufacturers. The invention did not come into widespread use until after World War II. Even by 1960, only 12 percent of homes in the U.S. were equipped, and just 1.5 million window air conditioners were manufactured that year. Today, 91 percent of all new, single-family housing in the U.S. is air-conditioned. Profile America is in its 17th year as a Public Service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sources: http://m.weatherbug.com/weather-news/weather-reports/5225 
http://www.williscarrier.com/about.php
http://www.patent-invent.com/patents/air_conditioning_patent.html 
http://m.weatherbug.com/weather-news/weather-reports/5225 
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/07/25/595164/adjusting-our-affection-for-air.html 
http://www.census.gov/construction/chars/pdf/aircond.pdf

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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