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This programme traces the career of James Young who in 1850 took out a patent which gave him control of the distillation of petroleum or crude oil.
This programme traces the career of James Young who in 1850 took out a patent which gave him control of the distillation of petroleum or crude oil.
| Module code and title: | AST281, Science and the rise of technology since 1800 |
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| Item code: | AST281; 08 |
| Recording date: | 12-02-1973 |
| First transmission date: | 1973-07-01 |
| Published: | 1973 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:17:55 |
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| Producer: | David Jackson |
| Contributors: | John Butt; John Westbrook |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | 1850; Commercial distillation of petroleum or crude oil; James Young; Oil seepager; Parrafin wax; Thick oil; Thin oil |
| Master spool number: | TLN07FM575 |
| Production number: | TLN07FM575 |
| Available to public: | no |
