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Charles Macintosh FRS (29 December 1766 – 25 July 1843) was a Scottish chemist and the inventor of the modern waterproof raincoat. The Mackintosh raincoat (the variant spelling is now standard) is named after him.
Charles Macintosh (born Dec. 29, 1766, Glasgow—died July 25, 1843, near Glasgow) was a Scottish chemist, best known for his invention in 1823 of a method for making waterproof garments by using rubber dissolved in coal-tar naphtha for cementing two pieces of cloth together.
Dec 29, 2014 · Charles Macintosh was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He first began to work as a clerk with a Glasgow merchant. By age 19, he instead pursued his interest in chemistry and science derived from his father, George Macintosh who was a well-known and inventive dyer.
Today we're celebrating the 250th birthday of Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh, the creator of the famous 'Mackintosh' raincoat! Scroll on to meet the man and his iconic creation... Who was...
Sep 15, 2004 · The Scottish chemist and inventor Charles Macintosh (1766–1843) devised the first process for mass-producing waterproof fabric. The “mackintosh,” a commonly used synonym for raincoat, is still in use in British English .
May 18, 2018 · Macintosh, Charles (1766–1843). Industrial chemist. Macintosh, born in Glasgow, was an extremely inventive scientist, who experimented with the production of dyestuffs, alum, steel, and bleaching powder.
Chemist and inventor of waterproof fabric. Charles Macintosh set up the first alum works in Scotland In 1797 and went on to develop new methods for the bleaching, printing and dyeing of...
