If Texas was designated today as its own country, it would be rank as the 40th richest country in the world. But why? This presentation will highlight how the history of Texas has affected the world's stage and how events that have occurred in Texas have made a difference. Discussed will be the advent of the addition of Mercaptans to natural gas, the fluoridation of municipal water supplies, a few special solutions native to Texas, and the birth of nanotechnology.

What starts in Texas changes the world

245th National Meeting (2013)

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