[DOC] [TLE] Thomas Midgley Jr. - Wikipedia [PAR] Doctor Thomas Midgley Jr. (May 18, 1889  November 2, 1944) was an 
American mechanical engineer and chemist. He was a key figure in a team of 
chemists, led by Charles F. Kettering, that developed the tetraethyllead (TEL) 
additive to gasoline as well as some of the first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). ... In 
1923, Midgley took a prolonged vacation to cure himself of lead poisoning. [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Midgley - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [PAR] His two most famous inventions are both now banned because they are 
dangerous for the world environment: the use of lead in petrol (gasoline) and the 
use of ... [hide]. 1 Early life; 2 Discovery of Freon; 3 His death; 4 After his death ... 
In the 1930s Midgley developed a non-poisonous substance called CFC (
chlorinated... [DOC] [TLE] The Worst Inventor In History - KnowledgeNuts [PAR] Oct 3, 2013 ... Thomas Midgley was a renowned chemist and inventor who held over 100 ... 
untold havoc on the environment: leaded gasoline and Freon, the first CFC. ... 
tarnished since the full effects of his inventions are now understood. ... Midgley 
finally discovered that the addition of tetraethyl lead, or TEL, would... [DOC] [TLE] thomas midgley, jr., and the invention of chlorofluorocarbon [PAR] raethyllead and developed leaded gasoline. Having con- ... refrigerants 
announced in 1930 is a combination of a mistaken ... two weeks later, Kegel 
ordered a local ban on the use of ... explored the idea of introducing an odorant 
into methyl chloride to act as a .... The question of why Kettering put Midgley on 
the project of... [DOC] [TLE] Three Inventions of Thomas Midgley Jr, the First Geoengineer [PAR] Jan 26, 2010 ... In 1930, Midgley inhaled a lungful of Freon and then blew out a lit candle to ... He 
put lead in gasoline. ... GM, DuPont, Kettering, and Midgley also knew that lead in 
gasoline might ... containing it, Midgley went to work on the job of introducing the 
new ... We all bought into it but now we have to do better. [DOC] [TLE] The Genial Scientist Who Almost Destroyed the Planet ... [PAR] Oct 29, 2013 ... Decades later, Midgley's two foremost inventions, leaded gasoline ... Thomas 
Midgley, Jr. was born on May 18, 1889 in Beaver Falls, ... But it simultaneously 
introduced a new problem: lead. ... In the early 1930's, Midgley sought to create a 
new, innocuous refrigerant for air conditioners and refrigerators. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about SCIENTISTS - StudyStack [PAR] THOMAS MIDGLEY, WHO PUT LEAD INTO GASOLINE, INTRODUCED THIS 
NOW BANNED REFRIGERANT IN 1930, FREON. IN 1931, TO PRODUCE THIS... [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Midgley And The Law Of Unintended Consequences ... [PAR] No one mentioned the name of Thomas Midgley, yet without him, there might well 
be ... until Midgley's development of Freon made air conditioning commonplace. 
... The gasoline that had revved up America's cars was also dumping lead into 
the ... The problem gets worse when a strain is put upon the engine, such as 
when... [DOC] [TLE] The Secret History of Lead Jamie Lincoln Kitman / The Nation ... [PAR] Mar 20, 2000 ... They got together and put lead, a known poison, into gasoline, for profit. ... years 
after its introduction--to enable the use of emissions-reducing ... But the story 
must be recounted now. .... thomas midgley, jr. inventor of Leaded Gasoline, 
Freon, and .... France, Belgium and Austria ban white-lead interior paint. [DOC] [TLE] March 20, 2000  The Nation - World Carfree Network [PAR] They got together and put lead, a known poison, into gasoline, for profit. ... sixty 
years after its introduction--to enable the use of emissions-reducing catalytic ..... 
report: "It is now definitely established that alcohol can be blended with gasoline 
to ... less than two months before he hatched leaded gasoline, Thomas Midgley... [DOC] [TLE] Transcript . The Poisoner's Handbook . American Experience ... - PBS [PAR] For

Question: Thomas Midgley, who put lead into gasoline, introduced this now banned refrigerant in 1930
Answer: Freon