Mauve
Subtitle: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: May 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780393323139
First sentence: Despite his immense wealth, Sir William Perkin seldom travelled abroad.
Description: Explains how English chemist William Perkin accidentally discovered a way to mass-produce color in a factory in 1856, and discusses how his discovery of the color mauve changed the fashion industry.