| Description |
224 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), portraits (some color) ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliogaphical references (p. 205-215) and index |
| Contents |
Part 1. Invention. The celebrity ; Not the land of science ; Floating in the air ; The recipe ; Hindrance and synthesis ; Mauve measles ; The terrible glare ; Madder ; Poisoning the clientele -- Part 2. Exploitation. Red letter days ; Self-destruction ; The new eventuality ; Physical acts ; Fingerprints |
| Summary |
In 1856 eighteen-year-old English chemist William Perkin accidentally discovered a way to mass-produce color. In this [book, the author] explains how the experimental mishap "revolutionized organic chemistry - and fashion" (Newsweek). Mauve not only took the fashion world by storm when Queen Victoria wore it at her daughter's wedding in 1858, but the invention of this new color also sparked interest in industrial applications of chemistry research, which led to the development of explosives, perfume, photography, modern medicine, and today's plastics industry.-Back cover. |
| Subject |
Perkin, William Henry, Sir, 1838-1907.
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Mauve -- History.
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Coal-tar colors -- History.
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Dye industry -- Great Britain.
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Chemists -- England -- Biography.
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England -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780393323139 (pbk.) |
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0393323137 (pbk.) |
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