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Chemicals and Contraptions: Thomas Midgely Jr.

Profiles In Eccentricity

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Eccentric Behavior and Inspiring Inventions of Major Lee

This chapter delves into the eccentric behavior and inspiring inventions of a man named Major Lee, who wired his home phone to control his yard's watering system and invented a system of pulleys to aid his mobility after contracting polio. It also discusses his unconventional use of gasoline, wild behavior while intoxicated, and his talent for poetry. The chapter concludes with the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death.

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