Herman Frasch freed American from dependence on foreign supplies of sulphur import by inventing the hot water process for pumping melted sulphur from underground.
Herman Frasch- The Sulphur King
Herman Frasch, inventer of the hot water process for pumping out melted sulphur underground, freed American from dependence on foreign suppliers that imported the mineral. He was the recipient of more than sixty patents for inventions in areas as diverse as oil refining and hydraulic fracturing, salt and soda manufacturing, and oil based wax paper. Among the greatest American inventors of the late19th and early 20th century, he is little known today, but his life as a young immigrant from Germany who made himself "The Sulphur King" is a great American success story.
William Sutton graduated from the University of Texas in Austin, then following military service he enrolled in LSU in Baton Rouge, where he earned his Ph.D. in History.
Russell Keene II is from Sulphur, Louisiana and has had a life long interest in Herman Frasch and the many innovations he created, patented, and are currently still used around the world. Russell attended both McNeese and LSU and has been in a number of successful businesses including the co-founder of the Direct Broadcast Television Industry.
Authors: William Sutton and Russell Keene II
Publisher: Wise Publications
Page Count: 192
Size: 6"x9"
Hardcover
Illustrations and Photos:14
Year Published: 2013
ISBN: 978-1-952005-65-7