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Mauve : How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World by Simon Garfield is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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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.<br><br> "By bringing Perkin into the open and documenting

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Author

Simon Garfield

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393323139

Category

history

Subjects

Engineering, Memoir, Science & Technology

Rating

3.71 / 5 (1,228 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13