It is said that synthetic purple dye was invented by a young man in England. His name is William Henry Perkin. Later in front of his name pinned the British knighthood; Sir.
When he found the purple dye, young William was mentioned was cleaning the dirty vessel in the laboratory. He is diligently experimenting with organic compounds which are then extracted from coal to make. This experiment aims to meet the needs of the production of cheap malaria drugs, which was then flourishing in the British colonies.
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William's failure to create a malaria drug just made him discover a new, purple dye. Reportedly, at that time the color purple is a symbol of nobility. This is because only certain groups are able to use purple outfits, whose textile colors are made from snails in the central ocean region.
William while cleaning the dirty vessel accidentally spilled alcohol into the black paint portion. The mixture of alcohol with this black dye that was turn into a new color, purple. Since then, the color purple which was once the color of pride for the Roman nobility became a new fashion for the common people.
Brief history of Sir William Henry Perkin was unintentionally I'm read in several media in the last few days. Incidentally, I'm making a special purple-themed post for Thursday. You can read about who is actually Sir William Henry Perkin the so-called purple inventor by clicking this link or this link.[]