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Chemicals and Contraptions: Thomas Midgely Jr.
Profiles In Eccentricity
The Impact of Engine Knock on Car Usage in America
This chapter explores the problem of engine knock in automobile engines and its effect on the growth of car usage in America. It discusses the various factors causing engine knock, Thomas Midgley Jr.'s discovery of the fuel igniting too quickly, and the invention of compounds like tetraethyl lead to prevent engine knock.
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