Thomas Midgley Jr. -Strangled By Own Invention
Monday, Oct 21, 2013, 8:30 pm
Thomas Midgley Jr. was a chemist known for inventing lead petrol and CFC; the same substance responsible for killing millions of people throughout the world. In 1940, the chemist contracted polio and lead poisoning, which left him severely disabled. He invented a device made of ropes and pulleys so he would be able to remain mobile, but the universe was not on his side. One day, he became entangled in the ropes of the device and died of strangulation at age 55.
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