The Inventors Of Car Air Conditioning

[Coalbunny]

The four Goldberg brothers, Lowell, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented and

developed the first automobile air-conditioner. On July 17, 1946, the

temperature in Detroit was 97 degrees.

 

The four brothers walked into old man Henry Ford's office and sweet-talked

his secretary into telling him that four gentlemen were there with the most

exciting innovation in the auto industry since the electric starter.

 

Henry was curious and invited them into his office. They refused and instead

asked that he come out to the parking lot to their car.

 

They persuaded him to get into the car, which was about 130 degrees, turned

on the air conditioner, and cooled the car off immediately.

 

The old man got very excited and invited them back to the office where he

offered them $3 million for the patent.

 

The brothers refused, saying they would settle for $2 million, but they

wanted the recognition by having a label, 'The Goldberg Air-Conditioner,'

on the dashboard of each car in which it was installed.

 

Now old man Ford was in no way going to put the Goldberg's name on two

million Fords.

 

They haggled back and forth for about two hours and finally agreed on $4

million and that just their first names would be shown.

 

And so to this day, all Ford air conditioners show -- Lo, Norm, Hi, and Max

-- on the controls....

[grose67]

Interesting piece of history.......

[amtz.zero]

Interesting piece of history.......

 

 

[hockeypro1411]

Hahaha. I like it.

[Zembonez]

[truckofwinandawesome]

You know who was a TRUE genius? The Inventor(s) of Remote Keyless Entry! now THAT was Innovative! But the TRUE Inventor of Modern Air Conditioning had a company that Bears his Name TO THIS DAY! his name was Willis Carrier. That man Was a Pure Genius!

[dlstewart01]

Who invented the flush toilet...Thomas Crapper.

 

http://www.swopnet.com/geo_mileshome/Thomas_Crapper.html