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Sounds a lot like Thomas Midgley Jr[1], inventor of leaded gasoline - followed by a ferocious PR campaign against banning it, and CFCs - same. [1] https://en.w

Sounds a lot like Thomas Midgley Jr[1], inventor of leaded gasoline - followed by a ferocious PR campaign against banning it, and CFCs - same. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.

rudiv 7y ago
Somewhat fitting that he was killed by his own invention (not tetraethyllead or freon). I remember hearing about him from Stephen Fry on QI.
- ohduran 7y ago
  A Brief History of Nearly Everything goes over the story. An amazing, very recommended read.