#history of chemistry

Stories tagged “history of chemistry” in the Weird Science History archive — 4 stories connected by this topic.

• The Teenager Who Tried to Make Malaria Medicine and Accidentally Invented Purple
• The Secret Rubber Substitute That Became Silly Putty
• The Billiard Ball Prize That Invented Plastic
• The Chemist Who Forgot to Wash His Hands and Discovered Saccharin

Related topics: #accidental discovery #coal tar #everyday objects #aniline #artificial sweetener #billiard balls #celluloid #Constantin Fahlberg