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	Podcast:		English Learning for Curious Minds
	Episode:		[BONUS: REPLAY] The Rise of Air Conditioning
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		00:23:50
	Publish Date:		2022-07-27 08:50:04
	Description:		⚡ Pre-order “Demystifying Business English” for only €49 (ends midnight 27/07) ⚡️ --- It has gone from luxury to necessity, and there are over 2 billion air conditioning units in the world today. In this episode, we'll take a look at how air conditioning got started, why people didn't mind being hot in the past, and what the true cost of staying cool might be for future generations. Staying cool is nothing new: Romans & Egyptian methods Ding Huan & the rotating fan Why people were afraid of creating cold artificially How the Dutch magician Cornelis Drebbel tricked King James I in 1620 Benjamin Franklin getting sweaty one July in Philadelphia Primitive air conditioning by pumping air over ice Did people actually mind that there was no air conditioning? Willis H. Carrier & the first air conditioning unit Convincing the US public that it was something they needed 1920s sweaty American cinemas Spending $600,000 on an air conditioning unit in 1932 The boom of air conditioning in the US How many households around the world have air conditioning in 2021? The impact of air conditioning: the good, the bad & the unexpected Environmental impact of air conditioning Future of air conditioning in the developing world New air conditioning technologies: high & low tech Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/air-conditioning ⚡ Pre-order “Demystifying Business English” for only €49 (ends midnight 27/07) ⚡️ --- You might like:
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