Comment by tyho
25 days ago
I googled "history of the chemical industry" and synthetic dyes were mentioned prominently by each of the first five results returned.
25 days ago
I googled "history of the chemical industry" and synthetic dyes were mentioned prominently by each of the first five results returned.
But have you heard anyone _talk_ about it? It's common knowledge that the industrial revolution was mills and steam engines and mechanization. In my experience almost no one knows about the other piece of the textile industry that drove industrialization.
It's not hidden, but I don't think it's commonly known.