tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557354565731621184.post6217163589159570983..comments2017-02-23T20:06:12.239-07:00Comments on What Things Are Made Of: A slight changeRichard Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330538991049552829noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557354565731621184.post-36268595870168204942011-03-11T15:11:47.061-07:002011-03-11T15:11:47.061-07:00Dick, it is interesting the way our industrial soc...Dick, it is interesting the way our industrial society can transform "useless stuff" to "important raw material" overnight. So many examples, but coal tar comes to mind: Liebig's student Hofmann taught Perkin organic structural chemistry and the next thing you know black smelly crud that no one could get rid of "mauveine." And, well, never mind that Perkin was trying to synthesize quinine...EcoRoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294159049375690786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557354565731621184.post-13842672638239770032011-03-04T19:53:51.508-07:002011-03-04T19:53:51.508-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Richard Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330538991049552829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557354565731621184.post-74293829841222321872011-03-04T18:48:04.358-07:002011-03-04T18:48:04.358-07:00Can't wait to read about the publication date!...Can't wait to read about the publication date! Kudos to you for all your hard work and research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com