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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.
2,2,4-Trimethylpentane, also known as isooctane, is an octane isomer which defines the 100 point on the octane rating scale (the zero point is n-heptane). It is an important component of gasoline . Isooctane is produced on a massive scale in the petroleum industry, usually as a mixture with related hydrocarbons.
3.8 Thomas Midgley Jr. prevents engines from knocking. ... No. of series: 1: No. of episodes: 3: ... By the time of his death in 1829 the idea of the elements was ...
The current formulation of 100LL (low lead, blue) aviation gasoline contains 2.12 grams per US gallon (0.56 g/L) of TEL, half the amount of the previous 100/130 (green) octane avgas (at 4.24 grams per gallon), [85] and twice as much as the 1 gram per gallon permitted in regular automotive leaded gasoline prior to 1988 and substantially greater ...
"5.7.0.5." was City Boy's most successful song, reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart . [ 1 ] The single peaked at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 14 October 1978, [ 2 ] and charted in other countries.
Thomas Midgley may refer to: Thomas Midgley (footballer) (1856–1957), ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; ...
1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane, also called heptafluoropropane, HFC-227ea (ISO name), HFC-227 or FM-200, as well as apaflurane , is a colourless, odourless gaseous halocarbon commonly used as a gaseous fire suppression agent.
James Larry Upton (1956) – Electric chair. Upton was the last person to be executed in New Mexico's electric chair, before they switched over to a gas chamber. The cap for the head electrode wouldn't fit Upton, so an improvised cap was made from a parka to be used for the execution. During his execution, the fur on the parka started billowing ...