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Summary
Robert Foulis, like his contemporary Abraham Gesner, was an extraordinary man whose interest in natural science and invention led him down a rocky path. Unfortunately, both Foulis and Gesner met with frustration as they attempted to explore and exploit the geological riches of New Brunswick. The invention of an illuminating fuel distillation process and the right to mineal bertite, a bitumen found at Albert Mines, New Brunswick, proved to be the bane of both men.
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