The story of Dayton, Ohio

City in Ohio where General Motors’ research men found tetraethyl lead’s anti-knock effect and where ethyl gasoline first went on sale.

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Dayton, Ohio. City in Ohio where General Motors’ research men found tetraethyl lead’s anti-knock effect and where ethyl gasoline first went on sale.

Dayton, Ohio, location of First sale of ethyl gasoline, 1923 and Finding tetraethyl lead’s anti-knock effect, 1921.

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