A Brief History of Chemical Engineering
1850's
The first petroleum refinery consisting of one-barrel still is built in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by Samuel Kier.
1865
The first United States of America petroleum pipeline is built from an oil field near Titusville, Pennsylvania to a nearby railroad.
1876
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is formed.
1885
The gasoline automobile is developed by Karl Benz. Before this, gasoline was an unwanted fraction of petroleum. This caused many house fires because of its tendency to explode when placed in Kerosene lamps.
1892
Diesel develops his internal combustion engine.
1913
The Standard Oil Co. begins the thermal cracking of petroleum in Burton Stills.
1934
Perry's first edition of the Chemical Engineers Handbook is published.
1935
Wallace H. Carothers, of Du Pont, discovers nylon.
1936
Rohm & Haas begins marketing Methyl Methacrylate plastics (PMMA).
1939
Enrico Fermi, Otto Hahn, F. Strassman, Lisa Meitner, and Otto Frish discover nuclear fission.
1945
The United States of America ends World War II by detonating the atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan.
1947
The first off shore oil is drilled.
1950
Benzene produced from petroleum.
1951
The first fusion bomb is tested.
1952
Du Pont introduces mylar polyester film.
1959
A large scale hydrogen plant, used to produce rocket fuel, is completed by Air Products.
1970
Congress passes the "Clean Air Act" establishing national air quality standards.
1972
Congress passes the "Clean Water Act" to confront water pollution.
1976
Congress passes the "Toxic Substances Control Act" regulating toxic chemicals.
1976
The United States of America bans the use of chloroform in drugs and cosmetics.
The first petroleum refinery consisting of one-barrel still is built in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by Samuel Kier.
1865
The first United States of America petroleum pipeline is built from an oil field near Titusville, Pennsylvania to a nearby railroad.
1876
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is formed.
1885
The gasoline automobile is developed by Karl Benz. Before this, gasoline was an unwanted fraction of petroleum. This caused many house fires because of its tendency to explode when placed in Kerosene lamps.
1892
Diesel develops his internal combustion engine.
1913
The Standard Oil Co. begins the thermal cracking of petroleum in Burton Stills.
1934
Perry's first edition of the Chemical Engineers Handbook is published.
1935
Wallace H. Carothers, of Du Pont, discovers nylon.
1936
Rohm & Haas begins marketing Methyl Methacrylate plastics (PMMA).
1939
Enrico Fermi, Otto Hahn, F. Strassman, Lisa Meitner, and Otto Frish discover nuclear fission.
1945
The United States of America ends World War II by detonating the atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan.
1947
The first off shore oil is drilled.
1950
Benzene produced from petroleum.
1951
The first fusion bomb is tested.
1952
Du Pont introduces mylar polyester film.
1959
A large scale hydrogen plant, used to produce rocket fuel, is completed by Air Products.
1970
Congress passes the "Clean Air Act" establishing national air quality standards.
1972
Congress passes the "Clean Water Act" to confront water pollution.
1976
Congress passes the "Toxic Substances Control Act" regulating toxic chemicals.
1976
The United States of America bans the use of chloroform in drugs and cosmetics.