A Condensed History Of Fans

People have always loathed being too hot, and civilized folks have consistently attempted to do something about it. The ancient Romans, for instance, found ways to harness the water in their clever aqueducts to cool their homes. The privileged installed systems for water to be channeled through the walls of their houses to lower the temperature and make their homes more comfortable. Persians had similar success employing cisterns and wind towers. When the wind was quiet, there was always a servant around to wave a palm frond to cool you!

The idea of rotary fans emerged in second century China. A clever inventor came up with a huge fan involving seven wheels, each ten feet in diameter. This contraption, unbelievably, was man-powered. An improved water-powered fan came along a few hundred years later. The first known mechanical fan was not made until the 1800s in the Middle East, and it still used a human pulling a rope to make it work.

Luckily for all those poor servants, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla figured out how to use electric power, and personal fans became all the rage for home use. In 1882, Philip H Diehl invented the ceiling fan, much to the happiness of folks in hot climates everywhere. There were some gorgeous brass fans created at the turn of the century, and a stylish Art Deco model in the 1930s called the Silver Swan. These fans are highly collectible now.

As time went on, fans became safer and less expensive. More and more people began to employ fans to cool them during the summer months. They revolutionized how people lived, especially in humid climates like the American south.

Today, even with air conditioning generally available, fans retain their popularity. Their cooling breezes are far quieter and softer than the arctic blast delivered by an air conditioner. The wonderful feel of a fan breeze across a hot temple is one of life's great pleasures. And the tradition of attractive fans continues to this day, with Minka Aire providing some of the most popular designs on the market. They are a stylish way to bring cooling comfort to any space, indoors or out.

About the Author:
Steve Collins is a writer based in Southern California. Read his reviews of Minka Aire fans and ohther Minka Aire products.

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