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> He played a major role in developing leaded gasoline (Tetraethyllead) and some of the first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), better known by its brand name Freon

Some would argue that his impact wasn't even net-positive. He might have done it in good faith, but it didn't really work out well.


> Midgley possessed "an instinct for the regrettable that was almost uncanny"

indeed




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