Thomas Midgley
Thomas Midgley Jr. was an American mechanical and chemical engineer. He played a major role in developing leaded gasoline (Tetraethyllead) and some of the first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), better known in the USA by the brand name Freon; both products were later banned due to concerns about their impact on human health and the environment. He was granted more than 100 patents over the course of his career.
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Male
Date of Birth
May 18th, 1889
Age
137
Birth Place
United States of America, Pennsylvania
Date of Death
November 2nd, 1944
Died Aged
55
Star Sign
Taurus
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