> how did people live before ACs were invented? can't imagine
They lived simpler lives with less mental work that required concentration.
Lee Kuan Yew, the man credited with transforming Singapore into a modern, developed country, is quoted as saying:
"Air conditioning was a most important invention for us, perhaps one of the signal inventions of history. It changed the nature of civilization by making development possible in the tropics. Without air conditioning you can work only in the cool early-morning hours or at dusk. The first thing I did upon becoming prime minister was to install air conditioners in buildings where the civil service worked. This was key to public efficiency."
They lived simpler lives with less mental work that required concentration.
Lee Kuan Yew, the man credited with transforming Singapore into a modern, developed country, is quoted as saying:
"Air conditioning was a most important invention for us, perhaps one of the signal inventions of history. It changed the nature of civilization by making development possible in the tropics. Without air conditioning you can work only in the cool early-morning hours or at dusk. The first thing I did upon becoming prime minister was to install air conditioners in buildings where the civil service worked. This was key to public efficiency."