The War on Cars on Nostr: Science and industry were well aware of the dangers of leaded gasoline when it was ...
Science and industry were well aware of the dangers of leaded gasoline when it was first introduced in the 1920s. But adding tetraethyl lead to motor fuel made internal combustion engines work better. And that made it possible to turn the automobile into a mass market product. The result was the biggest mass-poisoning in human history. Bestselling author Steven Johnson joins us to mark the 100th anniversary of the invention of leaded gas. Episode 112 is here:
https://thewaroncars.org/2023/10/10/112-unintended-consequences-with-steven-johnson 
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