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    Muse: The magazine of science, culture, and smart laughs for kids and children

    Miraculous MAUVE

    Nov 01, 2021 3 minutes
    by Nick D’Alto

    It transformed the way people in the West dressed. It helped to advance the science of chemistry. It simplified the process of serious medical research. And it was discovered by a teenager completely by accident. Welcome to the unlikely and colorful story of mauve.

    Young Science, Young Scientist

    In the mid-19th century, the science of chemistry was hitting its stride in the Western world. Scientists had mastered some of its basic ideas, but understanding how different chemicals could b combined to form new ones was still somewhat confusing.

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