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  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Jun, 1902
    Nikola Tesla

    Tesla moved his lab operations from Houston Street to Wardenclyffe

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Jun, 1902

    In June 1902, Tesla moved his lab operations from Houston Street to Wardenclyffe.




  • Buffalo, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 17, 1902
    Willis Carrier

    First modern air conditioning system

    Buffalo, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 17, 1902

    In Buffalo, New York, on July 17, 1902, in response to an air quality problem experienced at the Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing & Publishing Company of Brooklyn, Willis Carrier submitted drawings for what became recognized as the world's first modern air conditioning system.




  • U.S.
    Friday Aug 22, 1902
    Ford

    Cadillac Motor Company

    U.S.
    Friday Aug 22, 1902

    Henry Ford Company became the Cadillac Motor Company on August 22, 1902, after Ford left with the rights to his name.




  • Washington and Oregon, U.S.
    Sep, 1902
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    Yacolt Burn

    Washington and Oregon, U.S.
    Sep, 1902

    The Yacolt Burn is the collective name for dozens of fires in Washington state and Oregon occurring between September 8 and September 12, 1902, causing 38 deaths in the Lewis River area, at least nine deaths by fire in Wind River and 18 deaths in the Columbia River Gorge.




  • Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
    Friday Sep 19, 1902
    The Wright brothers

    Tries

    Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
    Friday Sep 19, 1902

    From September 19 to October 24 they made between 700 and 1,000 glides, the longest lasting 26 seconds and covering 622.5 feet (189.7 m). Hundreds of well-controlled glides after they made the rudder steerable convinced them they were ready to build a powered flying machine.




  • Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 8, 1902
    The Wright brothers

    A Major Milestone

    Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 8, 1902

    With their new method the Wrights achieved true control in turns for the first time on October 8, 1902, a major milestone.




  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Jun, 1902
    Nikola Tesla

    Tesla moved his lab operations from Houston Street to Wardenclyffe

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Jun, 1902

    In June 1902, Tesla moved his lab operations from Houston Street to Wardenclyffe.


  • Buffalo, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 17, 1902
    Willis Carrier

    First modern air conditioning system

    Buffalo, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 17, 1902

    In Buffalo, New York, on July 17, 1902, in response to an air quality problem experienced at the Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing & Publishing Company of Brooklyn, Willis Carrier submitted drawings for what became recognized as the world's first modern air conditioning system.


  • U.S.
    Friday Aug 22, 1902
    Ford

    Cadillac Motor Company

    U.S.
    Friday Aug 22, 1902

    Henry Ford Company became the Cadillac Motor Company on August 22, 1902, after Ford left with the rights to his name.


  • Washington and Oregon, U.S.
    Sep, 1902
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    Yacolt Burn

    Washington and Oregon, U.S.
    Sep, 1902

    The Yacolt Burn is the collective name for dozens of fires in Washington state and Oregon occurring between September 8 and September 12, 1902, causing 38 deaths in the Lewis River area, at least nine deaths by fire in Wind River and 18 deaths in the Columbia River Gorge.


  • Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
    Friday Sep 19, 1902
    The Wright brothers

    Tries

    Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
    Friday Sep 19, 1902

    From September 19 to October 24 they made between 700 and 1,000 glides, the longest lasting 26 seconds and covering 622.5 feet (189.7 m). Hundreds of well-controlled glides after they made the rudder steerable convinced them they were ready to build a powered flying machine.


  • Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 8, 1902
    The Wright brothers

    A Major Milestone

    Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 8, 1902

    With their new method the Wrights achieved true control in turns for the first time on October 8, 1902, a major milestone.


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