The History Of Oil

by Matt Green

Overview

Did you ever wonder how the oil was discovered?

In 1852, a Canadian inventor named Abraham Gesner discovered how to make kerosene from crude petroleum.
In an age when candles and whale oil provided the only light after sun down, it was a dramatic discovery.
Borrowing a page from alcohol distillers, Gesner used the primitive still type system to still and refine crude petroleum by heating it and separating its various elements.

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Product Details

BN ID:	2940153759814
Publisher:	Matt Green
Publication date:	09/30/2016
Series:	History Series
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	131 KB

About the Author

Matt Green is an international best-selling author who writes about celebrity figures and their real stories. Matt's goal is to make celebrity biographies more accessible and enjoyable by the readers. His books are easy-to-read, short to the point and with very interesting facts about how normal people rose to stardom. He lives with his wife Kate in Surbiton, London, United Kingdom.