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Which came first: Air conditioning or Nosferatu?

Air conditioning came first, in 1902 (invented). Nosferatu followed 20 years later, in 1922 (released).

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  1. First1902

    Air conditioning

    invention · invented

    Willis Carrier built the first modern air conditioner in 1902, for a printing plant in Brooklyn.

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  2. Second1922

    Nosferatu

    film · released

    Nosferatu, from 1922, was an unofficial Dracula film, and a court ordered its copies destroyed.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.