Official establishment of the commemorative date
Carrier Japan announced that July 17 has been officially designated by the Japan Anniversary Association as “Air Conditioner Invention Day”. This date is dedicated to the groundbreaking achievement of Dr. Willis Carrier, the founder of Carrier and the inventor of modern air conditioners in 1902.
The origins of modern air conditioning
- 📌 July 17, 1902 — Willis Carrier put his initials on the drawing of an air cooling system.
- 🔹 The system’s purpose — to control humidity and improve print quality at a printing plant in New York.
- 📌 Recognition — this act is widely recognized as the beginning of modern air-conditioning technology, which has since transformed indoor spaces and contributed to significant industrial development.