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Pharmacy history is full of interesting facts and events. What seems a usual object nowadays has an exciting history of invention.
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History of HeroinChemical compound of diacetylmorphine was discovered by Alder Wright in 1874. This English chemist worked in a St. Mary Hospital Medical School in London. More...
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BecherovkaBecherovka holds one of the key places among Czech culinary inventions. This strong (38 degrees) liquor is infused with more than 20 medicinal herbs and the manufacturing technology stays unchanged since 1807. More… |
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Kerosene LampIn 1853, workers of Peter Mikolasz’s pharmacy, “Under a Golden Star”, Ignacy Lukaszewicz and Jan Zeg discovered an oil distillation method. It became possible to start production of kerosene, or “new camfina”, as Lukaszewicz named it. More… |
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Adhesive PlasterIn 1882 a German pharmacist Paul Karl Beiersdorf applied some natural rubber to a linen cloth, mixed with pine sap and zinc oxide. That’s how the adhesive bandage was invented. More… |
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Eyelash MascaraIt was in Ancient Egypt four thousand years ago that chemical compounds and cosmetic remedies were first produced. In 19 century B.C. the antimony was used for making eyes, eyebrows and eyelids brighter in order to make the look deep and charming. Some Egyptian recipes still remain unrevealed. More… |
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