Thomas Midgley Jr. invented leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons
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#3The Memory Palace episode on him was really good: https://thememorypalace.us/butterflies/
But, as a joke, on potential EA cause area would be banning everything Thomas Midgely invented, just to be sure.
Re: Thomas Midgley Jr. invented leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons
#4The Memory Palace episode on him was really good: https://thememorypalace.us/butterflies/ But, as a joke, on potential EA cause area would be banning everything Thomas Midgely invented, just to be sure.
Or, if you prefer the comedy panel show format, Citation Needed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4og8wG8VQWM
Re: Thomas Midgley Jr. invented leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons
#5>Midgley is best known for the terrible consequences of that chemistry, thanks to the stretch of his career from 1922 to 1928, during which he managed to invent leaded gasoline and also develop the first commercial use of the chlorofluorocarbons that would create a hole in the ozone layer.
TIL that was the same person. What a legacy. Whole-world-altering inventions (both in being spread literally everywhere because they were so effective, and in the negative ways) that close together is amazing.
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#7> Midgley is best known for the terrible consequences of that chemistry, thanks to the stretch of his career from 1922 to 1928, during which he managed to invent leaded gasoline and also develop the first commercial use of the chlorofluorocarbons that would create a hole in the ozone layer. TIL that was the same person. What a legacy. Whole-world-altering inventions (both in being spread literally everywhere because…
I sometimes wonder if such coincidences are because the person was a time traveler, or alien, or some such, trying to alter things, steer things in some way..
Re: Thomas Midgley Jr. invented leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons
#8> Midgley is best known for the terrible consequences of that chemistry, thanks to the stretch of his career from 1922 to 1928, during which he managed to invent leaded gasoline and also develop the first commercial use of the chlorofluorocarbons that would create a hole in the ozone layer. TIL that was the same person. What a legacy. Whole-world-altering inventions (both in being spread literally everywhere because…
I sometimes wonder if such coincidences are because the person was a time traveler, or alien, or some such, trying to alter things, steer things in some way..
Well, you know what they say, the future affects the past[0].
Re: Thomas Midgley Jr. invented leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons
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Re: Thomas Midgley Jr. invented leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons
#10I wrote about this fellow back in 2007[1]. In 1935 he was asked to make predictions about what chemistry/science will accomplish by 2035. Some are pretty wild, but others are spot-on, such as:
• Interplanetary travel, involving the production of a substance that will produce more energy per pound than is required to lift that pound out of the Earth’s gravitational field.
• The end of visiting; people will stay at home and call on their friends by television.
[1] https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/