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Dyes, Drugs, and Psychosis

Distillations: Science + Culture + History by Science History Institute

Jun 18, 202435:23Science & Medicine

In 1856, Henry Perkin's attempt to synthesize quinine led to something very different: a vibrant purple dye. Perkin's mauve revolutionized the fashion industry when Queen Victoria wore a dress of the color to her daughte...

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Dyes, Drugs, and Psychosis is an episode from Distillations: Science + Culture + History by Science History Institute. In 1856, Henry Perkin's attempt to synthesize quinine led to something very different: a vibrant purple dye. Perkin's mau...

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Published Jun 18, 2024, 35:23 long, audio available.

Dyes, Drugs, and Psychosis

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