Thomas Midgley

Thomas Midgley Jr. was an American mechanical and chemical engineer. He played a major role in developing leaded gasoline 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…

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Who was born first?

• Thomas Midgley and Igor Sikorsky were born the same year
• Thomas Midgley and Harry Nyquist were born the same year
• Thomas Midgley was born 1 year after John Logie Baird
• Thomas Midgley was born 1 year after Frits Zernike
• Thomas Midgley was born 1 year before Vannevar Bush

Timeline

1. Frits ZernikeJuly 16, 1888 – March 10, 1966
2. John Logie BairdAugust 13, 1888 – June 14, 1946
3. Harry NyquistFebruary 7, 1889 – April 4, 1976
4. Igor SikorskyMay 25, 1889 – October 26, 1972
5. Thomas Midgley (this page)May 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944
6. Vannevar BushMarch 11, 1890 – June 28, 1974

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