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How Air Conditioning Changed Everything
Most of us here in southern California can’t imagine living without air conditioning, but it took a long time to sell America on the idea. We take a look at the long prehistory of air conditioning and the contraptions people created to cope with the heat before Freon.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readMost of us here in southern California can’t imagine living without air conditioning, but it took a long time to sell America on the idea. We take a look at the long prehistory of air conditioning and the contraptions people created to cope with the heat before Freon.
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The full episode
4 of 5Remembering Oscar, a Prehistory of Air Conditioning, and NFL to L.A.?- 0:00Remembering Oscar de la Renta
- 8:43The Ebola Vaccine Race
- 16:29Would an NFL Team Be Good for L.A.?
- 26:01How Air Conditioning Changed EverythingYou’re reading this
- 42:01Where are the Platinum Albums?