The heat pump, the technology that moves thermal energy from a cooler space or medium to a warmer one using mechanical work rather than generating heat by combustion. Belongs here: technology whose function is redistributing or moving heat rather than converting a fuel or resource into new energy.
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History timeline, Rittinger first heat pumpQuote, History timeline, Rittinger first heat pump
Peter von Rittinger develops and builds the first heat pump.
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