Science: Eliminating the Knock

The Nicholas medal of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society was awarded to Thomas Midgley, of the General Motors Research Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, for his work in reducing the detonation or " knock" in automobile engines. The inventor is 32 years old, the youngest recipient of the medal, which was established in 1903 for achievements in chemistry.

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