Fun fact about Freon: its inventor, Charles Kettering also invented leaded gasoline. I’ve seen him referred to as the single organism with the largest negative environmental impact in history.
Yeah, I think you’re right. His page even has the quote I was thinking of
Environmental historian J. R. McNeill opined that Midgley “had more adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth’s history”
Fun fact about Freon: its inventor, Charles Kettering also invented leaded gasoline. I’ve seen him referred to as the single organism with the largest negative environmental impact in history.
I think you’re mixing him up with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.
Yeah, I think you’re right. His page even has the quote I was thinking of
…stfu nerd
That’s in hindsight. But his inventions are by their own right, significant advancements.