The Genesis of Gas A Catalyst for Industrialization and Progress

Not much is known about Alice H. Parker, the Howard alumna who invented the heating furnace. Street illumination with candles and smudge pots can be traced back centuries, but gas lighting in America can be credited to David Melville ( ... Starting in 1908 with the discovery of oil in Persia (now Iran), our story has always been about transitions – from oil to gas, from onshore to deep water. 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 ... On June 10, 1964, the store only sold 124 gallons of gas to a dozen or so customers, but selling fuel would never be the same. It was unheard of to pump your ... Virginia's first commercial natural gas well was drilled near Bristol in 1931, in what would become known as the Early Grove Gas Field. A "master gas system" was invented in Saudi Arabia in the late 1970s, ending any necessity for flaring. Satellite and nearby infra-red camera observations, ... GE, which today is the largest original equipment manufacturer in the gas turbine space, has since developed and deployed several generations of gas and steam ... This publication is a history of that industry with an emphasis on the people who have made the industry possible. Read more! The history of natural gas. We have come a long way in extracting and using natural gas, from ancient civilizations lighting fires ...