World celebrates 117 years of modern air conditioning

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WBIR) – On any scorching hot day, most of us head indoors to enjoy the air conditioner. It’s a machine that was invented 117 years ago not out of comfort, but necessity.
“It’s allowed our society or any society that’s fully adopted to air conditioning like we have to flourish in different ways than if you didn’t have it,” said Richard Rackley, CEO of Fountainhead College of Technology.
On any scorching hot day, most of us head