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Primary Sources: Air Conditioned Movie Theater. Advertisement. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 2 Feb. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ibWyNHlErw>. This advertisement for an original air conditioned movie theater, provides a visual primary source. Baird. "Starting an Air-conditioning Business in St. Petersburg." Personal interview. 5 Feb. 2012. Starting an air-conditioning company, Mr. Baird provided primary insight as to the revolution that air-conditioning made in Florida and in the market. He also discussed the excitement to have air-conditioning in Florida. Fieser, Arthur H., and Gilbert Whitschard. "Dawn of Tomorrow, 1939 New York World's Fair." Interview. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. 21 May 2008. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fP4t3bte30>. The video also provided interviews of people who remembered visiting the world fair as children, providing a valuable primary source. The New Ritz Plaza Ad. Digital image. Http://www.hotelchatter.com. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. This primary source shows the effect that air-conditioning would have on the travel and hotel industries. It also showed the features and prices of the time when air-conditioning was incorporated as a high title attraction. Taylor, H. "John Gorrie Physician, Scientist, Inventor." The Southern Medical Journal 28.12 (1935). George A Smathers Libraries. University of Florida Digital Collections. Web. 3 Feb. 2012. <http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00075705/00001/3j>.

From around the time period of air-conditioning's revolution on American and southern homes, this article contains accounts from John Gorrie's life and the some stories of his machine. Willis. "Memories of Florida without Air-conditioning." Telephone interview. 5 Feb. 2012. This interview of my grandmother gave her recollections of living all year in Florida without air-conditioning. She also discussed the structure of the family home, which was centered on staying cool in the summer.

Secondary Sources: "The 1940s: War and Amazing Prosperity." Contracting Business. 1 Jan. 2009. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. This article provided historical context and worked air-conditionings reaction into a larger history. "Air Conditioning Goes to the Movies, 1925." EyeWitness to History.com. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. <http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ac.htm>. This article described airconditionings reformation of the movies and how people would spend their time around cool locations. "Air Conditioning Information." BTU-AC.com. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. <http://www.btuac.com/air_conditioning/encyclopedia.htm>. This website provided an overview of the progression of air-conditioning from Willis Carrier into present day society. Arsenault, Raymond. "The End of the Long Hot Summer: The Air Conditioner and Southern Culture." The Journal of Southern History 50.4 (1984). J Stor. Aug. 2003. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. <http://www.jstor.org>. This article provided insight as the culture reforms that air-conditioning caused. It also provided authoritative

insight as a scholarly researched article that also documents the public's reaction to air-conditiong. Baskas, Harriet. "Traveling by Invention." Stuck at the Airport: A Travel Blog about Airport Services and Airport and Airline Amenities. 6 Mar. 2011. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://stuckattheairport.com/2011/03/26/traveling-by-invention-part-1/>. This source approached the achievement of John Gorrie from the invention perspective, and discussed some later applications. Beck, Roger B. World History: Patterns of Interaction [full Survey]. Orlando, FL.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. Print. This textbook provided a broad perspective as to the times around the creation of air conditioning. It provided understanding as the depression and the 20's boom, both of which would greatly affect the public's reaction. Bellis, Mary. "The Father of Cool - Willis Haviland Carrier and Air Conditioning." Inventors. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa081797.htm>. This source documents various aspects of air-conditioning's history and development, especially those centered around Carrier and his corporation. DAWN OF TOMORROW, 1939 New York World's Fair Part 1 - YouTube. Prod. InecomCompany. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. 21 May 2008. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fP4t3bte30>. This short video contained original footage and interviews from the time of the 1939 world fair, where Willis Carrier presented his innovation of air conditioning in the "Carrier Igloo".

"100th Anniversary Press Kit." The World Leader in Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration. Carrier: A United Technologies Corporation. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.corp.carrier.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp? vgnextoid=eeb6daadadb05210VgnVCM1000009e81000aRCRD>. This site provided a plethora of Carrier sources from the company itself. It provided a complete history from the revolution to the reforms that resulted in the years following Carriers discovery. Florida Memory Project. Florida Memory. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. <http://www.floridamemory.com/solr-search/results/?q=air%20conditioning %5E10&query=air%20conditioning&searchbox=&gallery=>. This site provided some images that relate to the early history of air-conditioning. Greene, Wayne. "The Age of Cool Isolation." Oklahoma Latest & Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Entertainment, Business, Jobs, Homes, Cars, and Classified Ads OK | Tulsa World. 5 Sept. 2009. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/article.aspx?subjectid=61>. This site provides an additional opinion as to the influence and reformation that airconditioning has created. "The History of Air Conditioning." Bay Area HVAC | Ortiz Heating & Air Conditioning Air Conditioning, Heating, Duct Cleaning, San Francisco Bay Area. | Carrier HVAC Dealer. 19 May 2011. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.ortizheatingac.com/blog/the-history-of-air-conditioning>. This source provides a history of air-conditioning from a broad perspective and as an entire matter. It includes the revolutionaries and some reactions.

"Inventor Willis Haviland Carrier Biography." The Great Idea Finder. 28 July 2008. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/carrier.htm>. On of the earlier sites that we used, the article provided basic information about Willis Carrier. It also provided a few quotes that Carrier stated. "John Gorrie Museum State Park." Florida State Parks. Florida Park Service. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. <http://www.floridastateparks.org/johngorriemuseum/default.cfm>. This site provides information from the John Gorrie Museum in Florida. It includes a model of his ice-making machine. "John Gorrie Museum State Park." Welcome to Florida State Parks. Florida State Parks. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.floridastateparks.org/history/parkhistory.cfm? parkid=34>. This website is part of the John Gorrie history museum and provided additional information and a few images from the life of John Gorrie. Mier, Ruth E. "More about John Gorrie and Refrigeration." The Florida Historical Quarterly 26 (1947). JSTOR. Web. 3 Feb. 2012. This source analyzed the bibliographies of Dr. John Gorrie. It tells us of the beginnings of his air condition using ice to cool a room for medical purposes. Using his invention he revolutionized the treatment plans for those who have fevers in the hot temperatures of Florida. Nebeker, Frederik. "The 100th Anniversary of the Carrrier Air-Conditioning Company." USA Today's Engineer Online. May 2007. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. <http://www.todaysenginneer.org/2007/May/history.asp>. This source brought the history of Willis Carrier closer to present day with a unique connection. It also provided some opinion as to the reforms and impact air-conditioning had.

Rosen, Rebecca J. "Keepin' It Cool: How the Air Conditioner Made Modern America." 14 July 2011. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. This article provided another opinion into the pleasurable effects of air conditioning as well as the history of the revolution. Sanders, Sam. "The Long, Hot Road To Modern Air Conditioning." National Public Radio. 3 Aug. 2011. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. This article contest the question as to who was really the first inventor of air-conditioning; it investigated individuals and their roles in the revolution. Sciver, Steven. "John Gorrie and." E-mail interview. 5 Feb. 2012. A professional of Florida history and John Gorrie, Sciver provided a current take on the reformations air-conditioning made on Florida. A Short History Of Airconditioning. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD7vSnISp3g>. This clip from NOVA's "Absolute Zero" documentary provided a succinct visual overview of airconditioning. "Stay Cool! Air Conditioning America." EWeek. National Engineers Week Foundation, Jan. 2000. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.eweek.org/site/News/Features/staycool.shtml>. This source focused on the revolution and reforms that air-conditioning would create from a more society's culture. The website also follows the spread of air-conditioning from reforming luxurious locations to public places to homes. Steinmetz, Katy. "Summer Heat Wave Before AC: History of Air-Conditioning - TIME." TIME.com. 12 July 2010. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2003081,00.html>. This source

documents the transformation of Carrier's intention from reforming the homes and lives of the wealthy to reforming the lives of everyday Americans through the theatre systems. "Timeline of Air Conditioning." Keep It Cool. Participating Independent Contractor, 22 Jan. 2005. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.keepitcool.com/timeline.htm>. This source provided a clear succession of dates about the revolution and changes that air-conditioning created. "Willis Haviland Carrier Inflormation." BTU-AC.com. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. <http://www.btu-as.com/willis_haviland_carrier/>. This site provided a general outline of Carrier's life and discoveries. As well as a discussion of his achievements. Yergin, Daniel. "Patent Number 808897: "Manufactured Weather"" The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World. New York: Penguin, 2011. Google Books. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. This source provided another perspective into Willis Carrier's revolutionary idea and how he developed his creation.

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