The Man Who Accidentally Killed the Most People in History
- Episode aired Apr 22, 2022
- 25m
A profile of scientist and engineer Thomas Midgley Jr., whose major inventions -- tetraethyl lead fuel additive for internal-combustion engines and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants -- e... Read allA profile of scientist and engineer Thomas Midgley Jr., whose major inventions -- tetraethyl lead fuel additive for internal-combustion engines and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants -- eventually resulted in millions of deaths and at least two environmental disasters worldwid... Read allA profile of scientist and engineer Thomas Midgley Jr., whose major inventions -- tetraethyl lead fuel additive for internal-combustion engines and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants -- eventually resulted in millions of deaths and at least two environmental disasters worldwide .