Scottish Chemist and Inventor. His experiments led to the production of a waterproof fabric that subsequently resulted in the creation of the Mackintosh raincoat. He was initially employed as a clerk but devoted his spare time to science, specifically chemistry. Before he was 20 he resigned his clerkship and took up the manufacture of chemicals. While analysing the by-products of a works making coal gas, he discovered dissolved india rubber. He joined two sheets of fabric together with the solution, allowed them to dry, and discovered that the material was waterproof.
Scottish Chemist and Inventor. His experiments led to the production of a waterproof fabric that subsequently resulted in the creation of the Mackintosh raincoat. He was initially employed as a clerk but devoted his spare time to science, specifically chemistry. Before he was 20 he resigned his clerkship and took up the manufacture of chemicals. While analysing the by-products of a works making coal gas, he discovered dissolved india rubber. He joined two sheets of fabric together with the solution, allowed them to dry, and discovered that the material was waterproof.
Bio by: Peter Cox
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