Seeing her being exalted as "Muh black inventors!" by many usual suspects. I read that her patent didn't get implemented.
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CharcoalWyrm on scored.co
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Not exactly well written, but ...
> Heating Furnace
Alice Parker in 1919? No!In the hypocaust heating systems built by the ancient Romans, hot air from a furnace circulated under the floor and up through channels inside the walls, thereby distributing heat evenly around the building. One of the most famous heating systems in recent centuries was the iron furnace stove known as the “Franklin stove,” named after its purported originator Benjamin Franklin around 1745 AD. The US had issued over 4000 patents for heating stoves and furnaces by 1888 (Benjamin Butterworth, Growth of Industrial Art, 1888).
Much more of history is being rewritten than you are aware. When AI replaces search engines it will get even worse. Benjamin Franklin wasn't the inventor of half the shit he's credited for either
> Heating Furnace
Alice Parker in 1919? No!In the hypocaust heating systems built by the ancient Romans, hot air from a furnace circulated under the floor and up through channels inside the walls, thereby distributing heat evenly around the building. One of the most famous heating systems in recent centuries was the iron furnace stove known as the “Franklin stove,” named after its purported originator Benjamin Franklin around 1745 AD. The US had issued over 4000 patents for heating stoves and furnaces by 1888 (Benjamin Butterworth, Growth of Industrial Art, 1888).
https://web.archive.org/web/20180515141047/https://whitelocust.wordpress.com/black-invention-myths/
I had to use the Yandex search engine to find this.
> I had to use the Yandex search engine to find this.
Google (and its AI) is so adamant about saying that this woman is the main inventor of HVAC and even the inventor of the gas furnace, it's ridiculous.