Tarmac

Tarmac is a portmanteau for tar-penetration macadam, is a type of highway pavement no longer commonly used. Tarmac was invented when E. Purnell Hooley was passing a tarworks in 1901.

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Macadamized roads were adequate for use by horses and carriages or coaches, but they were very dusty and did not hold up to higher speed motor vehicle use. Passing a tarworks in 1901, Hooley observed a a barrel of tar had spilled on the roadway, and in an attempt to reduce the mess, gravel had been dumped on top of it. The area was remarkably dust-free compared to the surrounding road.

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