Given the knowledge of the time it increased performance and fuel economy. It wasn’t until decades later we realized it was horrible to humans and we started to phase it out.
I mean, asbestos was seen as a “wonder” material for a long time before we understood how terrible it was. Hell they used asbestos snow in wizard of oz.
Thomas Midgley was a fucking piece of shit who absolutely 100% knew and lied about it to everyone. He is the same piece of shit who invented ozone layer destroying CFCs. Absolute monster of a person.
Given the knowledge of the time it increased performance and fuel economy. It wasn’t until decades later we realized it was horrible to humans and we started to phase it out.
I mean, asbestos was seen as a “wonder” material for a long time before we understood how terrible it was. Hell they used asbestos snow in wizard of oz.
Nah the inventor himself knew it, the guy knew. The dangers of lead where well known at that point.
Thomas Midgley was a fucking piece of shit who absolutely 100% knew and lied about it to everyone. He is the same piece of shit who invented ozone layer destroying CFCs. Absolute monster of a person.
Probably republican too.
Undoubtedly a fan of Ayn Rand.
Ancient greeks and romans knew both lead and asbestos caused health issues though