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New social benefits from an old Docklands discovery

Dr David Leaback · Gresham College

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About

2006 marks the sesquicentenary of William Perkin's discovery of mauveine. New research on his life and hundreds of accounts of his discovery have revealed hitherto unrecognised medical motivation for his work, together with a need for better ways of encouraging young and old to share Perkin's concern to make significant advances in the sciences yield net social benefits.

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  1. New social benefits from an old Docklands discovery 2006-05-09 · YouTube

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Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Dr David Leaback
Year
2006
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
History
Source
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