LKY concurred on this as well: > Air conditioning. Air conditioning was a most important invention for us, perhaps one of the signal inventions of history. It

LKY concurred on this as well: > Air conditioning. Air conditioning was a most important invention for us, perhaps one of the signal inventions of history. It changed the nature of civilization by making development possible in the tropics. > Without air conditioning you can work only in the cool early-morning hours or at dusk. The first thing I did upon becoming prime minister was to install air conditioners in buildings where the civil service worked. This was key to public efficiency.