The ''one man'' referred to in Garfield's subtitle is William Henry Perkin, born in London in 1838, the son of a well-to-do carpenter. Chemistry, once an ivory-tower pursuit of gentlemen-scholars, was transformed into a commercialĮnterprise aimed at reinventing nature in a test tube. This engaging and airy history shows how the development of mauve, the first mass-produced artificial dye, ignited a 19th-century revolution in applied science. ''Mauve,'' by Simon Garfield, could change that attitude. Simpson trial in a new suit, Johnnie Cochran told reporters to characterize it as blue. Occasionally embraced byĬouturiers and interior decorators, the color is more often maligned. How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World.Īuve is an elusive hue its description can easily shift from the realm of a pale violet to the depths of a purplish red. Janet Maslin Reviews 'Mauve' (April 12, 2001).The story of how a search for artificial quinine produced a purple dye that made a fortune.
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