Carrier, who saw himself as the Thomas Edison of air conditioners, changed the world with his invention—but its original aims ...

If you live in the Phoenix area, it is likely hard for you to imagine what it would be like to live without air conditioning during the summer. It would not be strange if occasionally, with heartfelt ...

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo Carrier Global, the nearly 100-year-old manufacturer whose founder, Willis Carrier, invented air ...

Eureka! On July 17, 1902, the first air conditioner -- which wouldn't be called that for years -- began cooling the Brooklyn printing plant, and a new era was born. Alas, Carrier left Buffalo Forge in ...

In case you haven't noticed, heat pumps are hot. Although these devices, which use electricity to generate both air conditioning and heat, have been around for decades, the latest models are much more ...