In 1883, Dr. Harvey W. Wiley becomes chief chemist, expanding the Bureau of Chemistry’s food adulteration studies. Campaigning…
On Jan. 1, 1881, the Eastman Dry Plate Company (Eastman Kodak) was founded in Rochester, New York, by…
On Apr. 6, 1876, thirty-five chemists met at the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York…
In 1867, Paris or Emerald Green (copper(II) acetoarsenite), the first chemical insecticide, used against the Colorado potato beetle,…
On Sept. 20, 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was founded which marked the…
On Jul. 19, 1802, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company was established on the banks of…
On May 8, 1794, Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier, considered the “Father of modern chemistry” was guillotined during the French…