Who was the first to think of cooling by evaporation? Read on to find out!

Most houses in Arizona, if not air conditioned, have evaporative coolers. The device is simple: a cubical or round unit is placed on the flat roof of the house. The walls of the unit are made of some porous material. Water is continually pumped to the top of the walls so the porous material is kept soaked. A fan forces air through the wet walls of the unit and into the house. The hot, dry air forced through the water cools the air as much as 20 degrees, and the added humidity is welcomed. (This is why it wouldn’t work in Wisconsin.) It is a simple and ingenious device for using the laws of evaporation to make life at home more comfortable.
But the inventor of the evaporative cooler was not the first to think of the concept. After all, our bodies perspire for the same reason. The principle is also used in the animal world. The honeybees, for example, must keep the wax in the hive at 93 degrees F. When it is too cool, the workers actually contract flight muscles without moving their wings.  But in the heat of summer, worker bees bring drops of water while others “pump their abdominal system to move air through their spiracles and trabecules to evaporate the water.” (http://www.pestproducts.com/honey-bees.htm) The water gains heat energy as it turns to a gas and this energy is taken from the hive. In other words, they use the same principle to cool their hives as is used to cool homes in Arizona!  But who first came up with the plan to cool using evaporation? It’s obvious that design from our great Creator was at work!