Innovation Unveiled The Exciting World of Gas Invention

... inventions for the control and distribution of natural gas. His ideas were the basis for founding a company to distribute gas in the Pittsburgh area. With twelve decades of history, Hawaiʻi Gas is one of the oldest companies still operating in the state today. Established in 1904 as the Honolulu Gas ... Engineer Nicolaus August Otto invented the first practical alternative to the steam engine. Born in Holzhausen, Germany, Otto built his first gas engine in ... The ironies of gas warfare are vividly focused in the life of Fritz Haber, the German chemist who invented phosgene and also the 'Haber Process' which ... Military History. First Usage of Poison Gas. Collections Spotlight. On April 22, 1915 at 5 p.m. a wave of asphyxiating gas released from cylinders embedded in ... The first use of pipelines to transport natural gas dates back more than 2,500 years, with the ancient Chinese using bamboo pipes to transport ... Gasoline was not invented, it is a natural by-product of the petroleum industry, kerosene being the principal product. On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – may be regarded as the birth ... This page provides an overview of the history of the oil and gas industry and includes relevant resources. Read more! The history of natural gas. We have come a long way in extracting and using natural gas, from ancient civilizations lighting fires ...