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<p>Mauve is the beguiling story of a man who invented a colour, and in the process transformed the world around him. Before 1856, artificial colour was derived with difficulty and at enormous expense from animals, minerals or plants. But in 1856 a chemist called William Perkin found a way of making colour from coal.<br><br><br>Perkin found mauve by chance, at the age of 18, working on a treatment for malaria. Instead of artificial quinine he prod...Seguir leyendo