Willis Haviland Carrier

Air-Conditioning

In 1911 Willis Carrier began to study the relationship between temperature and humidity . Mr. Carrier found that temperature and humdity need to be controlled for people to be comfortable, so he created a company that made air-conditioners. Air-conditioners control the temperature and humdity in the air for people to be comfortable!

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How are temperature and humidity alike and different?

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Look at the definitions of temperature and humidity to find out how they are alike and different.

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One way temperature and humidity are different is that temperature is measured using a thermometer and humidity is not.

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