Although the French genius Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) did extensive research in dynamics and the impact of pressure, for over a century not many applications of this science were witnessed. The aerosol technique based on the science of pressure was conceptualised only in the late part of the 18th century.
And it was left to Erik Rotheim, a chemical engineer from Norway to patent the aerosol technology with his innovation in 1926. Of course, scores of inventors and entrepreneurs toyed with utilities of this amazing concept but with limited success. The Second War was on and it was in 1941 when …
