Lived 1838 – 1907. While carrying out experiments at home to produce a synthetic cure for malaria, 18-year-old William Perkin discovered mauveine, a purple dye. To modern ears this might sound humdrum, but in 1856 it was big news because purple dyes had always been formidably expensive – purple clothes were the preserve of an … Continue reading William Perkin
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