Physics:Charles Gilbert Gates
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Charles Gilbert Gates (May 26, 1876 – October 29, 1913) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the owner of the first home in the United States where air conditioning was installed in 1914.[1] He was the son of John Warne Gates, also known as "Bet-a-Million" Gates.[1]
Biography
Charles Gilbert Gates was the son of John Warne Gates, a manufacturer of barbed wire. In July 1913 he drove from his home in Minneapolis to New York City, where he had a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. He died in his sleep in Cody, Wyoming, in 1913.[2] After his death his home was completed and was the first to have air conditioning installed.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "History of Air Conditioning". Bucknell University. http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/mvigeant/therm_1/AC_final/bg.htm.
- ↑ "Stricken with Apoplexy at Cody After a Hunting Trip in Wyoming.". The New York Times. October 29, 1913. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/10/29/100655370.pdf.
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