99% Invisible (design podcast) had a story about this as well, how the American south and west became habitable due to air conditioning. https://99percentinvis

99% Invisible (design podcast) had a story about this as well, how the American south and west became habitable due to air conditioning. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/thermal-delight/ https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/thermal-delight/