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Leçons à tirer de la vie de Thomas Midgley Jr, concernant l'innovation et la durabilité.

Innovation and sustainability lessons from the life of Thomas Midgley Jr.

Auteurs : PEARSON A.

Résumé

A key question which highlights these principles is "What makes an innovator?" The life and work of the American engineer Thomas Midgley Jr provides some insight. Midgley, the inventor of leaded petrol and CFCs, is much maligned: it has been said that he had more impact on the earth's atmosphere than any other single organism in the history of life on earth (McNeill, 2001). However in the context of the prevailing knowledge during his working life he was ignorant of the climate consequences of his work and was seeking to improve quality of life in exactly the same way as we all are. What can we learn from his example, if we look beyond the current supercilious view of his life's work?

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  • Titre original : Innovation and sustainability lessons from the life of Thomas Midgley Jr.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 2010-0960
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Source : 1st IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain
  • Date d'édition : 29/03/2010

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