In 1826 German chemist Otto Unverdorben heated a sample of indigo figuring that “destructive distillation” would break it down into fragments that would offer a clue to the dye’s chemical makeup.
Excerpted from Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation, by Dan Fagin. Copyright © March 19, 2013, Bantam Books. The very big idea that would transform Toms ...
Read Part 1 of this story. The discovery of aniline dye in the 19th century brought bright, permanent color into the Victorian world. These dyes, whose chemical components were derived from coal tar, ...
California furniture designer Benjamin Le turns furniture into art by creating unusual designs with aniline-dyed, inlaid veneer. Furniture designer Benjamin Le said he began experimenting with aniline ...
During the Second World War, American soldiers carried a first aid kit attached to their belt that contained a powder to be sprinkled on any open wound to prevent infection. That powder was ...
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