The Man who started the Oil Age couldn't Afford His Own Gravestone | Edwin Drake

The Man who started the Oil Age couldn't Afford His Own Gravestone | Edwin Drake

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This is the tragic true story of Edwin Drake, the man who drilled the world's first commercial oil well in 1859 Pennsylvania. His discovery started the modern oil industry that powers our world today. But Drake never patented his method, made terrible business deals, and died in poverty in 1880.
Ironically, men like John D. Rockefeller becom billionaires using the industry Drake created, while Drake's family had to rely on donations for his gravestone.

In this video you'll learn:
How Edwin Drake discovered oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania
Why the father of the oil industry died broke
The dark side of the Industrial Revolution
How one invention changed the world forever

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