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Heinrich Caro and the Creation of Modern Chemical Industry

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  1. Carsten Reinhardt

    1. University of Regensburg, Germany

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  2. Anthony S. Travis

    1. Sidney M. Edelstein Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

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Part of the book series: Chemists and Chemistry (CACH, volume 19)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Chemistry and Revolution

    • Carsten Reinhardt, Anthony S. Travis
    Pages 1-24

  3. Calico Printing in Mülheim

    • Carsten Reinhardt, Anthony S. Travis
    Pages 25-48

  4. The Manchester Years, 1859–1866

    • Carsten Reinhardt, Anthony S. Travis
    Pages 49-88

  5. Negotiating Science-based Technology

    • Carsten Reinhardt, Anthony S. Travis
    Pages 89-108

  6. Chemical Theory From Chemical Industry

    • Carsten Reinhardt, Anthony S. Travis
    Pages 109-123

  7. The Chemist as Inventor

    • Carsten Reinhardt, Anthony S. Travis
    Pages 125-176

  8. Academic-Industrial Collaboration

    • Carsten Reinhardt, Anthony S. Travis
    Pages 177-218

  9. The Industrial Research Laboratory

    • Carsten Reinhardt, Anthony S. Travis
    Pages 219-256

  10. Patents and Agreements

    • Carsten Reinhardt, Anthony S. Travis
    Pages 257-290

  11. Ambitious and Glory Hunting ... Impractical and Fantastic

    • Carsten Reinhardt, Anthony S. Travis
    Pages 291-303

  12. A Chemical Celebrity

    • Carsten Reinhardt, Anthony S. Travis
    Pages 305-343

  13. Heinrich Caro: Genius and Myth

    • Carsten Reinhardt, Anthony S. Travis
    Pages 345-357

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 359-453
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Heinrich Caro (1834-1910) was the inventor of new chemical processes that in the two decades commencing in 1869 enabled BASF of Ludwigshafen, Germany, to take first place among manufacturers of synthetic dyestuffs. The cornerstones of Caro's success were his early training as calico (cotton) printer in Germany, and his employment at a chemical firm in Manchester, England. Caro was a creative research chemist, a highly knowledgeable patent specialist and expert witness, and a brilliant manager of science-based chemical technology. This first full-length scientific biography of Heinrich Caro delineates his role in the emergence of the industrial research laboratory, the forging of links between academic and industrial chemistry, and the development of modern patent law. Major chemical topics include the rise of classical organic chemistry, collaboration with Adolf Baeyer, artificial alizarin and indigo, aniline dyes, and other coal-tar products, particularly intermediates.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Regensburg, Germany

    Carsten Reinhardt

  • Sidney M. Edelstein Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    Anthony S. Travis

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