Google Doodle For 3/12/2018: William Henry Perkin

[Runnin_Ute]

Who is William Henry Perkin? The discoverer of Mauveine - the first synthetic organic dye. Made from aniline. Guess what? Most inks today are made from aniline dyes. What color is Mauveine? Purple. I thought this was pretty cool. Serendipity. Kind of like Sir William Henry Perkin's discovery.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Perkin

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2018/03/12/mondays-google-doodle-celebrates-chemist-sir-william-henry-perkin/

 

 

Edited March 13, 2018 by Runnin_Ute

[inkstainedruth]

Of course, on my screen the color isn't right -- mauve is actually a lighter and duskier color than what is shown here.

But it's a cool theme for a Google Doodle, nonetheless. I saw a thing on TV a couple of years ago about the people who do the Doodles. What a great, creative job to have (I LOVED the little animations they did a few weeks ago for the Winter Olympics).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Runnin_Ute]

I usually look at them, learn a little about somebody I didn't know before. Like this one. Some of the animations are fun. I remember a cricket one I think last summer. You could play the game.

[amberleadavis]

When I looked at one of the first dresses, I was in love!

[dcwaites]

When I looked at one of the first dresses, I was in love!

 

You want a dress with a bustle?

[amberleadavis]

Absolutely. If it is in that color.

I grew up in the 1980s I wore a gown with a bustle to prom.

[dcwaites]

Absolutely. If it is in that color.

I grew up in the 1980s I wore a gown with a bustle to prom.

 

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