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Before the automobile paved the way for gasoline's rise, it was considered a bothersome byproduct of kerosene production. This episode goes far beyond the pump to document the complete story of gasoline, showing what it really is and how it is refined, transported, and used. Also considered is the future of fuel, when alternative sources like hydrogen fuel cells and biodiesel may eventually replace gas at the top of the power pyramid.
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As a gasoline additive, lead suppresses engine knock. Lead is also a well-known poison, and yet during the 1920s it was championed over safer alternatives-and even backed by the U.S. surgeon general. Why? This program presents the history of leaded gasoline and its impact on human health and intelligence, most notably as documented in Herbert Needleman's controversial study of schoolchildren. Professor Needleman is featured, along with Bill Kovarik,...
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Cartoon showing what happens to a drop of gasoline from the time it flows into the gas tank to when it is exploded in the engine cylinder. This "fantastic voyage" through a glisteningly clean Chevrolet engine is an excellent example of the soft-sell industrial, where the product that's promoted is hardly ever mentioned by name. Sponsored by Chevrolet.
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After the United States' entrance into World War II, the Office of Price Administration (OPA) instituted a ration system for a number of goods. Tires were rationed when the importation of rubber from Asia was cut off by the war with Japan. Shoes, foodstuffs such as butter and coffee, and gasoline were also heavily rationed, to prevent shortages on the front lines. Although the rations were effective, they were never popular among the U.S. population,...