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Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
Simon Garfield
In 1856 18-year-old English chemist William Perkin accidentally discovered a way to mass-produce colour. Simon Garfield explains how the experimental mishap that produced an odd shade of purple revolutionized fashion, as well as industrial applications of chemistry reasearch.
242 pages, 8pp colour illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 16, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780393323139 |
| Publishers | W W Norton & Co Ltd |
| Pages | 242 |
| Dimensions | 138 × 209 × 16 mm · 292 g |
| Language | English |
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