NPR's Talk Of The Nation had a pretty stout show on this very topic recently. The show's blurb: Here's a quiz. What technological invention is credited with the summer blockbuster, the rise of Las Vegas and the demise of southern literature? The answer is the air conditioning. How staying cool changed American life... Join guest host Doug Fabrizio for Talk of the Nation from NPR News.
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The professor in my assembly language course began the semester with the following, addressing a classroom of well over 100 Computer Science students:
'nuff said.
NPR's Talk Of The Nation had a pretty stout show on this very topic recently. The show's blurb: Here's a quiz. What technological invention is credited with the summer blockbuster, the rise of Las Vegas and the demise of southern literature? The answer is the air conditioning. How staying cool changed American life ... Join guest host Doug Fabrizio for Talk of the Nation from NPR News.