HPAC Quiz – June 2023

This month, in honor of Father's Day, our next quiz looks at those rarefied industry innovators regarded as the "fathers" of important advances in the HVACR field.
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1. First off, this 18th century Scottish inventor and chemist made such great contributions to the Industrial Revolution with his work with steam engine technology that many call him the "father of mechanical engineering." What was his name?

A. Michael Boulton

B. Alexander Macfarlane

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D. Ewan McGrigor
Source: Wikipedia
2. Throughout the 1800s, efforts intensified to create artificial cooling for a variety of purposes. In 1835, patents for an "apparatus and means for producing ice and cooling fluids" were granted in England and Scotland to this American-born inventor. As a result, he came to be known as the "father of the refrigerator." What was his name?
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B. Marlin Perkins

C. John Gorrie
D. Jonathan Hornblower
Source: Wikipedia
3. Born in Hungary in 1859, this Slovak professor of mechanical engineering is credited with inventing the first heat pump and originating the study of thermodynamics. Along the way, he also came to be known as the 'father of the steam turbine." What is his name?
A. András Arató
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C. János Zatykó
D. Michal Hodža
Source: Wikipedia
4. After the U.S. Civil War, two engineers in New England combined their talents to invent the first convection boiler, which jump-started the steam generation industry. The pair patented a boiler design that consisted of tubes inside a firebrick-walled structure that created steam. For that, the duo has since been regarded as founding fathers of the steam-generating boilers. What were their names?
A. Robert Fulton & Rogers Hazwell
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C. Francis Westinghouse & James Edison
D. Theo Hillerich & Alexander Bradsby
Source: Insulation.org
5. In 1902, this engineering icon designed the first electrical air-conditioning system, in effect launching an industry focused on indoor climate control. For this, he is still regarded today as the "father of modern air-conditioning." What is his name?
A. William Kent
B. Thomas Midgly
C. David Lennox
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Source: Wired