Events Tagged: "industrial"

John Roebuck develops lead chamber process for sulfuric acid production in Birmingham

French Academy offers prize for producing soda ash from salt, spurring industrial chemistry research

Nicolas Leblanc patents process for producing sodium carbonate - first major chemical industry

Conrad van Houten invents cocoa press - creates cocoa powder and Dutch process, makes chocolate affordable

Cannery child labor: 12-year-old boys work from 3 AM, 10-year-old girls work 14½ hours daily

German exports to Britain reach £40 million - 'Made in Germany' now premium brand, Germany surpasses Britain in steel production

Synthetic methanol first produced commercially on a large scale