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aa_is_op 3 hours ago

The guy that invented spent years bed-ridden because of it... yet he still went to trade shows to show it off

chistev 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

He was bedridden because of Polio.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48872443

m4d 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Anytime Thomas Midgley Jr. pops up, I take the opportunity to re-listen to his episode on the Memory Palace. Wonderful bit of historical biography: https://thememorypalace.us/butterflies/

afzalive 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And he also invented CFCs

throw1234567891 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

“What don’t kill you makes you more strong”.