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Dates: during 1924-1924
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...adversely. The gas is heavier than air, and when discharged near the ground it stays there at the level of pedestrians. Professor Henderson's idea was a purely mechanical method of dissipating the fumes in open air. Now, however, comes Dr. Miller Reese Hutchison, inventor of the Klaxon auto horn, acoustic devices for the deaf, etc., with a short-cut to the heart of the problem-a chemical compound, which, introduced into the gasoline, eliminates most of the monoxide from the exhaust fumes, as well as the bothersome carbon deposits in the cylinders. The nature of the compound...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Carbon Monoxide | 5/26/1924 | See Source »

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