Biography of Thomas Midgley

Thomas Midgley (* 18. May 1889 in Beaver Falls; † 2. November 1944 in Worthington) was an uS-amerikanischer Ingenieur, entwickelte das Benzinadditiv Tetraethylblei und Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoffe (FCKW). He was 55 years old. His education included Cornell University and Betts Academy. He worked at General Motors, NCR Corporation, United States Bureau of Mines, Ethyl Corporation and Delco Electronics. He received 7 awards, including Willard Gibbs Award, Perkin Medal. His cause of death was strangling. He was buried at Green Lawn Cemetery.