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Friday Facts: In 1902, Willis Carrier was tasked with solving a humidity problem that was causing magazine pages to wrinkle at Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing and Publishing Company in Brooklyn. Carrier designed a system that controlled humidity using cooling coils and secured a patent for his "Apparatus for Treating Air,” which could either humidify (by heating water) or dehumidify (by cooling water) air. He designed the first modern air-conditioning system – an invention that would go on to fundamentally change the world. In 1998, Carrier was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century.

Friday Facts: On Nov 8, 1904 Harvey Hubbell patented the first detachable electric plug in the United States. The detachable electric plug revolutionized the way electrical wires were connected/disconnected from a power supply. Until Hubbell’s plug, electrical devices had to be hardwired to the power source.

Friday Facts: In 1879 Thomas Edison helped develop the first practical electric powered incandescent lightbulb. This allowed buildings and homes to be illuminated using electricity, thereby eliminating the need for candles and gas lamps.