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Find out what links Darwin’s eczema and William Morris’ wallpaper in a fascinating scientific, cultural and political history of arsenic.
The 19th century was bathed in the most notorious of all poisons: arsenic. From wallpapers to cake decorations, from muslins to medicines, Victorian industry ensured that few lives were untouched by what came to be called ‘the verdant assassin’. Fortunately, this ubiquity also fuelled forensic science, organic chemistry and drug development. Join Andrew Meharg, author of Venomous earth, a new scientific, cultural and political history of arsenic, as he explains why Darwin took it for his eczema, Marx for his carbuncles and the Queen for her complexion. Andrew will also reveal how his work as an environmental toxicologist led him to discover that William Morris, the founding father of Britain’s green movement and the Arts and Crafts revival, made a fortune from mining and manufacturing ‘the perfect poison’, endangering his exclusive clientele in the process.
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Professor Andrew Meharg | talks |
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Date and Time: |
3 February 2005 at 7:00 pm |
Duration: | 2 hours |
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Venue: |
The Royal Institution of Great Britain |
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Tickets: |
£8, £5 for Ri Members and concessions |
Available from: |
www.rigb.org or Ri events, 020 7409 2992 |
Additional Information: |
This event is in association with Macmillan. |
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