Patentes:

1. US494978. ELECTRIC MOTOR. (1893) F. B. Crocker & S.S. Wheeler: https://patents.google.com/patent/US494978A/en?oq=US494978

2. US414758. ELECTRIC-MOTOR FAN. (1889). P. Diehl.  https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search/family/002483687/publication/US414758A?q=pn%3DUS414758

3. Drawing of Fan Moved by Mechanism (1830) Restored Patent 6263X: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/5573758467/in/photostream/

4. J. Barron's Patent Drawing for a Mechanical Fan (1831): https://catalog.archives.gov/id/159160063

5. Drawing of Rocking Chair and Fan (1847): https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/5573758755/in/photostream/

6. US641279. NEEDLE BAR MECHANISMFOR SEWING MACHINES. (1900). P. Diehl. https://patents.google.com/patent/US641279A

7. US276571. INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LAMP. (1883). P. Diehl. https://patents.google.com/patent/US276571A

8. US350482. ELECTRIC LIGHTING SYSTEM. (1886). P. Diehl. https://patents.google.com/patent/US350482A/

Sites, artigos e livros:

1. William Cory. Fans and Ventilation: A Practical Guide. Elsevier. 2010. https://books.google.com.br/books?id=x-pL19ro-qsC&lpg=PP1&hl=pt-BR&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false

2. James Dyson. Invention. Simon & Schuster. 2021. https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/George_Westinghouse/GSFLhlsILOAC?hl=pt-BR&gbpv=1&dq=Schuyler%20Wheeler%20fan&pg=PA211&printsec=frontcover

3. Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. “History of the Electric Fan”. Apple Blossom Times. Maio de 2021. https://www.newfanehistoricalsociety.com/newsletters/nhs_newsletter_May2021.pdf

4. "Schuyler Scatts Wheeler, President 1905-1906. Member biography for Wheeler, New York". Electrical Engineering 50th Anniversary Number. Piscataway, NJ: American Institute of Electrical Engineers. May 1934. https://ethw.org/w/images/e/e5/Wheeler_-_member_bio.pdf

5. ETHW - Schuyler Wheeler: https://ethw.org/Schuyler_Wheeler

6. Jieun Kim. Buyong Jeong. Daejung Kim. Patent Analytics: Transforming IP Strategy into Intelligence.  Springer Nature. 2021: https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/Patent_Analytics/Qwo3EAAAQBAJ?hl=pt-BR&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover&bsq=Schuyler%20Wheeler%20

7. Suiter Swantz. Patent of the Day: Electric Motor Fan: https://suiter.com/patent-of-the-day-electric-motor-fan/

8. Environmental Protection Agency. Excessive Heat Events Guidebook - Appendix B: Use of Portable Electric Fans During Excessive Heat Events: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-03/documents/eheguide_final.pdf

9. Por que o ventilador refresca se ele somente empurra o vento? https://pt.quora.com/Por-que-o-ventilador-refresca-se-ele-somente-empurra-o-vento

10. Ar movimentado por um ventilador é frio? https://cref.if.ufrgs.br/?contact-pergunta=ar-movimentado-por-um-ventilador-e-frio

11. Ventilador borrifador de água baixa a temperatura ambiente? https://cref.if.ufrgs.br/?contact-pergunta=ventilador-borrifador-de-agua-baixa-a-temperatura-ambiente

Documentários:

HowStuffWorks - The Ceiling Fan: Where did it come from? | Stuff of Genius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNzmzF8kBNA

History of the fan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNIQkms68LQ

Danger-Proof: A History of the Samson Safe-Flex Fan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMfn7YnXgqo

TV UFG. Histórias das invenções - Ventilador Elétrico: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvjg-h46qM0

Consultas realizadas na wikipedia, com muito bom senso é claro:

1. Fan machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_(machine)

2. Schuyler Wheeler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuyler_Wheeler

3. Philip Diehl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Diehl_(inventor)

Entre tantas outras pesquisas que não lembrei de anotar aqui. Acredito que com estas referências, já consigo dar uma direcionada em quem tiver interesse de pesquisar sobre o tema.

A maioria das imagens e vídeos estão em domínio público, são autorais de Invenções na História ou são cortesia de:

1. Welcome Collection; Europeana; Wikimedia; Pexels; Library of Congress; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg;

2. [Crédito: Welcome Collection]. A young loving couple sit on a sofa holding hands while she coyly holds a fan up to her face. Coloured wood engraving after Rud. Rössler. Licence: Public Domain Mark: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/xeq7t5e7/images?id=wf43nmwh

3. [Crédito: Welcome Collection]. Detail of the decoration of a red-figured Greek strorage jar (pelike) showing a seated man, a seated woman (Demeter ?), a woman and a servant holding a fan, a naked man (Demophoon ?) and a winged figure. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?). Public Domain Mark: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/uwk4upup/images?id=cswmqyv8

4. [Crédito: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg/Europeana] Der Schauspieler Nakamura Utaemon IV (ehemalig Shikan) als Geist des Efeus por Shunbaisai Hokuei - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany - CC0. https://www.europeana.eu/item/2048429/item_TDCXF4X7YCH3KFVZIMBH57VEERT335V4

5. [Crédito: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg/Europeana] Der Schauspieler Nakamura Shikan II als Tsutsumibatake no Jūsaku por Shunbaisai Hokuei - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany - CC0. https://www.europeana.eu/item/2048429/item_7YP3OY5ZTLE6VTSNYFW55BAB7IHGUPZ7

6. [Crédito: Finnish National Gallery]. Party at the Parsonage por Lauréus, Alexander - 1815 - Finnish National Gallery, Finland - CC0. https://www.europeana.eu/item/2021012/app_si_A_2002_563; https://www.kansallisgalleria.fi/fi/object/527583

7. [Crédito: Welcome Collection]. A discussion group attended by glum, ugly, and bored people. Stipple engraving after H.W. Bunbury, 1782. Public Domain Mark: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/kntad7tz/images?id=gq83wr3k

8. [Crédito: Finnish National Gallery]. Nainen 1700-luvun puvussa (Nainen ruusu kädessä) por Löfgren, Erik Johan - 1884 - Finnish National Gallery, Finland - CC0. https://www.europeana.eu/item/2021012/app_si_A_I_88; https://www.kansallisgalleria.fi/fi/object/397819

9. [Crédito: U.S. National Archives]. Drawing of Fan Moved by Mechanism, 11/27/1830 - 11/27/1830: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/5573758467/in/photostream/

10. [Crédito: U.S. National Archives]. Drawing of Rocking Chair and Fan, 08/07/1847 - 08/07/1847. https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/5573758755/in/photostream/

11. [Crédito: U.S. National Archives]. J. Barron's Patent Drawing for a Mechanical Fan: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/159160063

12. [Schuyler Wheeler/Wikimedia]. World's Advance, Volume 29, page 286, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schuyler_Wheeler_1914.jpg

13. [Crédito: Library of Congress] https://www.loc.gov/item/2011647519/

14. [Crédito: Library of Congress] The Owatonna Power Plant in Owatonna, Minnesota: https://www.loc.gov/item/2020723286/

15. Photo by Dương Nhân: https://www.pexels.com/photo/electric-fan-beside-a-window-6000684/

Vídeos utilizados:

1. Video by Anete Lusina: https://www.pexels.com/video/white-electric-fan-on-bedside-table-4793401/

2. Video by Ron Lach : https://www.pexels.com/video/a-using-a-leaf-as-a-fan-while-sitting-in-a-cabbage-farm-10553816/

3. Video by ArtHouse Studio: https://www.pexels.com/video/silhouette-of-a-fan-4730915/

4. Video by WeStarMoney : https://www.pexels.com/video/fan-vfx-westarmoney-4118681/

5. Video by ArtHouse Studio: https://www.pexels.com/video/silhouette-of-an-electric-fan-4730914/

6. Video by Curtis Adams: https://www.pexels.com/video/fan-in-chandelier-on-ceiling-11593540/

7. Video by Tima Miroshnichenko: https://www.pexels.com/video/the-glowing-filament-of-an-incandescent-bulb-5647308/

8. Video by Mike B: https://www.pexels.com/video/a-fireplace-in-a-living-room-2110972/