United Technologies was built by pioneers whose innovations transformed the way people live & work. Consider:

Willis Carrier, who developed modern air-conditioning; Elisha Graves Otis, whose safety elevator revolutionized the urban landscape; Walter Kidde, who pioneered fire detection and extinguishing technologies; Charles & Jeremiah Chubb, who invented the secure lock mechanism, laying the foundation for global leadership in security and fire protection; and  Igor Sikorsky, Thomas F. Hamilton, David & Oscar Sundstrand, and Fredrick Brandt Rentschler, all giants in teh aerospace industry. Together, these gifted inventors laid teh foundation of United Technologies & left a legacy of innovation that our more than 205,000 employees continue to this day.