Aerosol Containers Are Introduced
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Inventors, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: 1941
Article abstract: Working at the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of the World War II effort, Lyle D. Goodhue and William N. Sullivan developed a portable aerosol spray container for insecticides.
Summary of Event
Humankind has always been been plagued by a variety of creatures harmful to its existence. Viruses, bacteria, fungi, insects, and other invertebrate and vertebrate animals attack humans and the plant and animal species upon which they depend for survival. Innumerable measures have been tried to counter these attacks, including pesticides...
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