The AD-X2 Controversy
In the 1940s and ’50s, amid a booming economy and rapid scientific progress, a charismatic salesman sought to make his fortune with a chemical additive, AD-X2, that he claimed would revolutionize the car battery business. When tests from a prominent scientific agency showed that the additive was worthless, its director had to battle public opinion and political pressure to defend the importance of scientific integrity.
More Info: www.nist.gov/ad-x2
With: Evan Casey, Adam Cooley, and Joel Snyder
Featuring: Sean Astin, John Astin, Alexander Astin, Nelson Kellogg, Roald Schrack
Chapters:
00:00 The Most Amazing Story in Federal Science
01:10 WWII and the Need for Lead
02:06 The Birth of AD-X2
03:07 The Entrepreneur
06:13 The Scientist
06:55 NBS Battery Test
08:32 Unfavorable Results
11:03 The New Administration
12:16 Senate Small Business Committee Hearings
13:30 Charges Dropped
14:03 This Just In
15:16 The Revolt
16:36 Temporary Reinstatement
17:31 Permanent Reinstatement
18:06 All's Well that Ends Well
19:58 Integrity
21:00 Credits
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