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Thomas Midgley Jr. (May 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944) was an American mechanical and chemical engineer.He played a major role in developing leaded gasoline (tetraethyl lead) and some of the first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), better known in the United States by the brand name Freon; both products were later banned from common use due to their harmful impact on human health and the environment.
Thomas Midgley may refer to: Thomas Midgley (footballer) (1856–1957), English footballer; Thomas Midgley Jr. (1889–1944), American chemist
In his capacity as an engineer with General Motors, Thomas Midgley Jr. experimented with a myriad of different compounds, which he added to petrol in an attempt to prevent engines from knocking. Eventually, he discovered one compound that worked brilliantly: tetraethyllead .
The chemist Dmitri Mendeleev is said to have invented the modern periodic table in a dream "where all the elements fell into place as required." [ 30 ] Mendeleev, a chemistry professor and an avid player of the card game solitaire , had been attempting to clearly organize the elements, which at the time were grouped either by atomic weight or ...
Book of Dreams, by Wang Zhaoyuan; Book of Dreams, a novel by T. Davis Bunn 2012; A Book of Dreams, a 1973 memoir by Peter Reich, son of Wilhelm Reich; The Book of Dreams, a historical fiction novel by Tim Severin; The Book of Dreams (Melling novel), a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by O. R. Melling; The Sandman: Book of Dreams, by Neil Gaiman ...
An episode dedicated to the history of human invention, from the wheel to television. Song: "And This is What we Do With It..." (parody of Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and karaoke videos, features clips from other episodes) performed by Jalaal Hartley, features all Series 7 cast members Sketches:
Thomas Midgley, 76, of Watson Street, Wilkes-Barre Township, was sentenced by Lupas to four-to-23 months at the county correctional facility on six counts of child pornography. Midgley pled guilty ...
Book of Dreams is an experimental novel published by Jack Kerouac in 1960, culled from the dream journal he kept from 1952 to 1960. In it Kerouac tries to continue ...