If a ship sinks more than 2,000 years ago and no one’s around to witness it, does it make a splash in history? The answer is yes—it just might take a while. In 1900, a storm blew a team of Greek sponge divers off course...
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Sarah Simonovich
The Ancient History of Petroleum: A Hydrocarbon Built for Industry
The history of oil is often told in a modern context: James Young, Edwin Drake, the sprouting oil wells of Pennsylvania, and the early days of the Standard Oil Company. But – oil is old. Needless to say, its existence...
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