Tuesday, May 7, 2013

History of the Fan

Fan has been there since thousands of years ago and is used by several countries in the world such as the Egyptian nation, Greece, Rome, and China. Fans first discovered 4,000 years ago in an Egyptian royal tomb of King Tutankhamen that were excavated in 1922. Function of the fan at the time was as a religious ceremony, so a fan is also a symbol of royal power.

Fan development also continued in Europe. The first country in Europe that produces fan is Italian in 1500. At that time the fan is a commodity trading exotic and very stylish. The fan itself is seen as a symbol of one's wealth and social class. A shift in the function of the fan in the 20th century. At that time the fan was no longer as a fashion accessory, but a means of advertising. While in Spain, the fan became a tool to cool the air because Spanish has a hot climate.

Electric fan was first discovered in 1882 by Schuyler Wheeler Skaats. Wheeler introduced the first electric fan with two propellers, without any protective and driven by an electric motor power. The development of electric fan further developed by Philip H. Diehl patented in 1887. Diehl introduced the fan is attached to the ceiling. It turns out the fan very long journey. Of still traditional to all-electronic as it takes a very long development. May be useful.

There are some functions of the fan in those days. Well, the function of the fan which was found in Egypt in those days as a religious ceremony, therefore the fan is a sacred object. The fan function is also a symbol of royal power attack. There are two fans that are found in eating king. One such fan is coated by gold and the handle is made of ostrich feathers, while the other ebony coated with gold and precious stones. Wow, so cool right?

In addition to the cities of Egypt and Greece, the development of the fan is also found in Europe. The first country in Europe that produces fan is the Italian state. Italy produces the fan in 1500. At that point, the fan is a commodity trading exotic and very stylish or luxurious. The fan itself is seen as a symbol of one's wealth and social class.

Along with the times, the development of the fan is also a very popular fashion commodity in the 16th century-18. but, there has been a shift in the function of the fan in the early 20th century. At that time, the fan is no longer as a fashion accessory, but be as a means of advertising. Meanwhile, in the country of Spain itself become a tool fan to cool the air, because in Spain has a climate that is hot enough.

With the rapid advancement of technology, comes the electric fan. Electric fan was first discovered by Schuyler Skaats Wheeler, in 1882. Wheeler was first demonstrated electric fan with two propellers, without any protective and driven by an electric motor power. Continued development of the electric fan and was developed by Philip H. Diehl, who Patented in 1887. At the time, Diehl introduced the fan attached to the ceiling.

With that discovery, Diehl continues to develop its findings on the electric fan. In 1904, Diehl began adding split-ball joint on the electric fan. Three years later, this brilliant idea inventor a fan base that can move back and forth. Meanwhile, in 1902, Willis Carrier found a more sophisticated cooling equipment, namely air conditioning (AC).

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