Ben Visser is an aviation fuels and lubricants expert who spent 33 years with Shell Oil.

In one of my past columns, I criticized the ethanol industry and others for using “bad science” to promote their products. I received several emails from readers who felt that I was off base because, they said, the Wright brothers were just bicycle mechanics — not scientists — who discovered controlled flight. Let me share with you a little history about Orville and Wilbur. The Wright brothers were two of the top aeronautical scientists of their day who just happened to run a bicycle shop to pay for their research. Continue Reading »

===> Posted on June 8th, 2011 by Ben Visser. 1 comment. © GAN 2011.