The Train Conductor Who Drilled Into the Modern World
00:00 — Introduction 00:26 — The Substance Nobody Wanted 01:57 — The Man Who Would Not Stop Digging 03:36 — From Lamp Fuel to Everything 04:37 — Wrap Up Sources: - Edwin Drake and the First Oil Well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Drake - First Successful Oil Well Drilled: https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/27 - History of the Petroleum Industry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_petroleum_industry Full interactive experience at thehigheriq.com: skip between stories, test your recall, and get personalized briefings.
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