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Celebrating Michael Faraday's Discovery of Benzene (2012)

Wilson, Jennifer (Author)

Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry
Volume: 59, no. 3
Issue: 3
Pages: 241-265

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Inventors and invention Benzene Chemistry Memorials; commemorations 19th century 20th century, early Germany Faraday, Michael

In 1825, Michael Faraday, working in his workshop at the Royal Institution, discovered what he called bicarburet of hydrogen, now known as benzene. One hundred years later, his discovery was celebrated at the Royal Institution by a host of national and international delegates. Just over thirty years after Faraday's discovery, the industrial importance of benzene was realised with the establishment of the synthetic dyestuffs industry. In this paper, the Faraday Benzene Centenary Celebration is discussed in detail and compared with other celebrations that have linked benzene with colour, in particular the 1890 celebration in Germany of the benzene ring formula and the 1906 celebration of the foundation of the coal-tar dye industry. It is instructive to review the different economic and political agendas underlying these events, each within the context of a particular time and place.

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