From The Periodic Table To Production, The Life Of Thomas Midgley Jr., The Inventor Of Ethyl Gasoline And Freon Refrigerants (Signed) by Midgley, Thomas - 2001

Stargazer Publishing Co., Corona, CA, 2001; First Edition; Signed; 8vo, 174 pages; illustrated. Absorbing account of Thomas Midgley Jr.’s two great scientific discoveries: tetraethyl lead, or "Ethyl," the fuel additive which made large scale development of the automobile engine possible due to its elimination of engine knock, and Freon gas, which for the first time made safe mechanical refrigeration available the world over. Written by Thomas Midgley IV, the inventor’s grandson. Photo-illustrated. Signed by the author on the f.f.e.p. Fine, in a Fine dust jacket.