To: capt. norm
I thought one of the first uses of AC was in hospitals that were battling tropical diseases such as Yellow Fever and Malaria resulting from the building of the Panama Canal and other causes.
25 posted on
07/24/2016 9:03:53 AM PDT by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
To: gigster
You're right, It was Dr. John Gorrie in Apalachicola, FL. 1855. He now has a bridge named after him.
30 posted on
07/24/2016 9:32:17 AM PDT by
capt. norm
(If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat!<)
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