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Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World
Mauve How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World
Author: Simon Garfield
In his bestselling and widely praised Mauve, Simon Garfield tells the story of the forgotten scientific pioneer William Perkin, a man whose father didn't want him to become a chemist, and whose chemistry professor didn't want him to wreck his career in pursuit of a colour. By the age of 18, however, Perkin had made a discovery that would make hi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780571209170
ISBN-10: 0571209173
Publication Date: 9/3/2001
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Faber and Faber
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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