also CFCs!
he was a one-man ecological disaster
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M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 days ago
Ha, this reminds me of the death of the guy that gave the world lead poisoning.
Horse@lemmygrad.ml 4 days ago
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 days ago
His best invention was the bed that killed him! If only those who designed the “smart” beds that need functioning network access (and working AWS) had all been in one.
MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
He also invented CFCs, the chemical that nearly destroyed the earth’s protective ozone layer. Quite a guy.
Wahots@pawb.social 4 days ago
A one man environmental disaster. J. R. McNeill opined that Midgley “had more adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth’s history”