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Thomas Midgley Jr. - Wikipedia Thomas Midgley Jr (May 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944) was an American mechanical and chemical engineer
Thomas Midgley, Jr. | American Chemist Inventor | Britannica Thomas Midgley, Jr was an American engineer and chemist who discovered the effectiveness of tetraethyl lead as an antiknock additive for gasoline He also found that dichlorodifluoromethane (a type of fluorocarbon commercialized under the trade name Freon-12) could be used as a safe refrigerant
How Thomas Midgley Became The Most Dangerous Man In History Working for General Motors during the early days of the automobile, Midgley earned over 100 patents and was showered with honors by the scientific community Unfortunately, Midgley was the most dangerous kind of man: a reverse genius
Midgley Bridge (2025) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You . . . - Tripadvisor Great vista and preview to red rock country Just before entering Sedona on Hwy 89A from Flagstaff, this is a great place to stop and view the beautiful red rock formations and take advantage of the photo ops The Huckaby, Wilson Canyon and Wilson Mountain trailheads also start here
Thomas Midgley, Jr. - Dayton Innovation Legacy Midgley designed a system of pulleys to help him out of bed and he seemed to keep going In 1944 he was elected president and chairman of the American Chemical Society But one morning in November his wife Carrie found him strangled in the device, dead at age 55
NIHF Inductee Thomas Midgley Invented Ethyl Gasoline Thomas Midgley solved the problem of engine knock by creating tetraethyl lead gasoline His gasoline allowed high performance engines to operate efficiently Midgley also developed Freon, which made refrigerators and air conditioners commonplace
1941: Thomas Midgley Jr. (1889 1944) - American Chemical Society Midgley is considered one of the most creative chemists who ever lived But he didn’t start out as a chemist Midgley graduated from Cornell University in 1911 with a degree in mechanical engineering His first job was as a draftsman and designer for National Cash Register Co in Dayton, Ohio
Thomas Midgley – A troubled legacy - The Chemical Engineer As for Midgley, his untimely death at the age of 55 meant that he never knew about the environmental impact of either of his innovations During his lifetime, the American Chemical Society named Midgley its president and awarded him some of its highest honours: the Perkin Medal, the Priestley Medal and the William Gibbs Award