Heat Pump - Historical Development

Historical Development

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Milestones:

  • 1748: William Cullen demonstrates artificial refrigeration.
  • 1834: Jacob Perkins builds a practical refrigerator with diethyl ether.
  • 1852: Lord Kelvin describes the theory underlying heat pump.
  • 1855–1857: Peter von Rittinger develops and builds the first heat pump.
  • 1940: Robert C. Webber is credited as developing and building the first ground heat pump.

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