Entrepreneurial Ventures in Chemistry: The Muspratts of Liverpool, 1793-1934

Download or read book Entrepreneurial Ventures in Chemistry: The Muspratts of Liverpool, 1793-1934 written by Dr Peter Reed and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Associated principally with the development of the chemical industry in Liverpool - James Muspratt (1793-1884) was the first person to make alkali on a large scale using the Leblanc Process - the three generations of the family also contributed to wider Victorian and Edwardian culture through their interests in politics, education, art, literature and theatre. This is the first study to present the history of the Muspratts as a family group and to consider the entrepreneurial spirit they brought to chemical manufacture in Britain and to their many other ventures.