In $1872,$ the British chemist Robert Chesebrough filed a patent for "a new product from petroleum," which he sold to millions of people across the world. What was Chesebrough's product and why was it significant?

Asphalt. A road$-$making material that fundamentally changed transportation networks across the world

Gasoline. A transportation fuel that revolutionized personal mobility

Kerosene. A heating and lighting fuel that changed the ways in which people lived after sundown

Vaseline. A personal health product used from infancy until death, and which remains popular to this day

Acetylene. A welding and cutting gas that opened up new opportunities in industry and manufacturing