Air conditioning: A cool history
Humans cooled their indoor spaces long before the invention of AC.
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(Courtesy of Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Jewish National and University Library)Modern air conditioning is a necessity, but it’s also a growing problem. Can Indigenous architecture and passive cooling methods help break the cycle? -
Library of CongressFrom Native Chickee huts to invention of the first air conditioner, hot, humid Florida has been pivotal in the history of how humans cooled their indoor spaces.
