On May 17, 1912, two year’s after a scientist named Walter O. Snelling first identified propane gas, Snelling’s father-in-law installed a propane cylinder in his farmhouse near Waterford, Pa. It was the first home to use the fuel for light and cooking, and John Gahring became the world’s first propane customer, marking the birth of […]

Ever heard the old phrase “propane is like a fine wine”? No? Get ready, because you may very well be hearing that kind of talk around the water cooler soon – propane is turning 100 years old next year and it just keeps getting better! To prepare for the 100th anniversary of the invention of […]

In 1910, Walter O. Snelling was an explosives expert working for the government when, while studying a bubbly tank of gasoline, he discovered there were gases trapped in the liquid. He ran a few tests, and in short order, became the first man to distill propane. He patented a technique for extracting the gas, and […]