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DURING the Easter holidays of 1856, a young man of eighteen years of age was experimenting at home in Shadwell in chemistry. He followed up the coloured product of the reaction instead of chasing after a more orthodox crystal line substance and, strangest of all, had the curiosity to try to dye silk with it. A mauve skein resulted, and the aniline dye industry was born!
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A., E. The Perkin Tradition. Nature 142, 984–985 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142984a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/142984a0