Peter Studebaker knew something special then?
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In colonial times, everyone used coal to fire foundry furnaces.
More than 270 years ago, Peter Studebaker was the only person, to use oil shale to fuel his foundry furnaces that extracted iron from iron-ore to manufacture steel.
By using oil shale extreme heat was produced to harden and strengthen steel.
Today, major oil companies using the same natural resources are just beginning to understand how to separate oil from shale to develop gasoline.
More reading:
http://www.bakerslookout.com/studeba...oryrewrit.html
http://www.bakerslookout.com/
(snippet copy - see link for entire article)
In colonial times, everyone used coal to fire foundry furnaces.
More than 270 years ago, Peter Studebaker was the only person, to use oil shale to fuel his foundry furnaces that extracted iron from iron-ore to manufacture steel.
By using oil shale extreme heat was produced to harden and strengthen steel.
Today, major oil companies using the same natural resources are just beginning to understand how to separate oil from shale to develop gasoline.
More reading:
http://www.bakerslookout.com/studeba...oryrewrit.html
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