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222 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393020052
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: Not specified
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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 o...
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222 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393020052
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: Not specified
Description
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 o...
Community Reviews Summary of 106 reviews
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lighthearted 25%
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medium 40%
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