William Henry Perkin - Wikipedia
WEBSir William Henry Perkin FRS (12 March 1838 – 14 July 1907) [1] was a British chemist and entrepreneur best known for his serendipitous discovery of the first commercial synthetic organic dye, mauveine, made from aniline.
The color purple: How an accidental discovery changed fashion …
WEBAug 29, 2017 · The mauve mania didn’t last forever, and by 1870, other colors came in vogue. But the effects of Perkin’s discovery were everlasting.
Mauveine - Wikipedia
WEBMauveine, also known as aniline purple and Perkin's mauve, was one of the first synthetic dyes. [1] [2] It was discovered serendipitously by William Henry Perkin in 1856 while he was attempting to synthesise the phytochemical quinine for the treatment of malaria. [3] It is also among the first chemical dyes to have been mass-produced. [4] [5]
How William Henry Perkin accidentally discovered synthetic purple …
WEBMar 12, 2018 · Mauveine was a more permanent stain. And the discovery changed everything, beginning a long chain of chemistry advances that would make bright, inexpensive synthetic color available to the masses....
The Accidental Invention of the Color Mauve - JSTOR Daily
WEBSep 28, 2021 · Instead, Perkin accidentally invented the color mauve. His purple dyestuff marked the beginning of a revolution in organic chemistry, the birth of an industry that has since given us a rainbow of colors, as well as drugs, explosives, fertilizers, plastics, and synthetics beyond measure.
Perkin Mauve - Smithsonian Institution
WEBObject Details. In 1856, while studying at the Royal College of Chemistry, William Henry Perkin spent his spring vacation in a crude laboratory in the attic of his house in East London.
How the Color Mauve Transformed the World | Artsy
WEBMay 14, 2019 · Sir William Perkin’s accidental discovery of the color mauve in 1856—and with it, the first aniline dye—transformed the world of fashion and influenced everything from food to photography, from medicine to military research. Perkin did not set out to …
Perkin Mauve - National Museum of American History
WEBPerkin Mauve. In 1856, while studying at the Royal College of Chemistry, William Henry Perkin spent his spring vacation in a crude laboratory in the attic of his house in East London.
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
WEBMay 14, 2001 · Working on a treatment for malaria, Perkin by chance discovered mauve dye in his attempts to synthesize quinine from coal tar. While Perkin is hardly remembered today, his discovery of the first artificial color derived from coal is significant for the far-reaching impact it has made on modern chemistry and its industrial applications.
Perkin's purple - Royal Society
WEBMay 9, 2022 · It was during these investigations in 1856 that Perkin accidently produced a black precipitate which contained a violet substance. It was named Mauve or Aniline Purple, and was the first of the coal-tar colours to be manufactured by Perkin, who at the young age of 18 saw the commercial potential for the new dye.