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Dr. David Boswell Reid (1805-1863)
Dr. David Boswell Reid (1805-1863)



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Heat exchanger for air conditioning system at St. George's Hall, Liverpool

Dr. David Boswell Reid (1805-1863)

A pioneer of air conditioning.

Responsible for the ventilation of the new Houses of Parliament and for the pioneering air conditioning of St. George's Hall in Liverpool[1]

1856 Emigrated to the USA.

1863 Died in Washington, USA

See Wikipedia entry.

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Sources of Information

  1. [1] 'The Grandfather of Air-Conditioning – The Work and Influence of David Boswell Reid, Physician, Chemist, Engineer (1805-63)' by Neil Sturrock and Peter Lawson-Smith. 18 page pdf