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Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Edwin Laurentine Drake

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A profile of Edwin Laurentine Drake (1819 -1880), the first man to successfully obtain oil from the ground by drilling in 1859. His invention of the drive pipe stopped flooding and cave-ins, and revolutionized the oil industry.

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