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Mauve - How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World (Paperback, 1st American ed) Loot Price: R375
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Mauve - How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World (Paperback, 1st American ed)

Simon Garfield

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How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World

"Garfield's engaging story of William Perkin's accidental discovery is an informative mix of science, history, and biography."—Boston Herald

In 1856 eighteen-year-old English chemist William Perkin accidentally discovered a way to mass-produce color. In a "witty, erudite, and entertaining" (Esquire) style, Simon Garfield explains how the experimental mishap that produced an odd shade of purple revolutionized fashion, as well as industrial applications of chemistry research. Occasionally honored in certain colleges and chemistry clubs, Perkin until now has been a forgotten man. 8 pages of color illustrations.

"By bringing Perkin into the open and documenting his life and work, Garfield has done a service to history."—Chicago Tribune

"[A]n inviting cocktail of Perkin biography, account of the dye industry and where it led, and social and cultural history up to the present."—American Scientist

"Garfield leaps gracefully back and forth in time, as comfortable in the Victorian past as he is in the brave new world of petrochemicals and biochemistry."—Kirkus Reviews starred review.

"[T]he delight of this book is seeing parallels to present-day trends."—"New York Times Book Review

General

Imprint: W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2002
First published: May 2002
Authors: Simon Garfield
Dimensions: 209 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: 1st American ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-393-32313-9
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Scientific equipment & techniques, laboratory equipment > General
Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Fashion & beauty industries > General
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LSN: 0-393-32313-7
Barcode: 9780393323139

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