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| - | The phrase "''''''" is a variant of a [[DuPont]] advertising slogan, "Better Things for Better Living...Through Chemistry." DuPont adopted it in [[1935]] and was their slogan until [[1982]] when the "Through Chemistry" bit was dropped; in [[1999]] it was replaced by "The miracles of science". | + | | style="text-align: left;" | |
| + | ""[[Better Living Through Chemistry|Better things for better living … through chemistry]]" was a [[Dupont]] [[advertising slogan]] that ran from 1935 until 1982."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| + | "No nation so ancient, but has had its [[narcotic]] [[soothe]]r from the most ancient times; none so remote or isolated but has found within its own borders a [[pain]]-allayer or narcotic pain-dispeller." -- ''[[Chemistry of Common Life]]'' (1855) by James Finlay Weir Johnston | ||
| - | This phrase became popular as culture shifted from [[mod (lifestyle)|mod]] to [[hippie]] in the later half of the [[1960s]]. Protesters would show up for a rally, perhaps to protest a chemical plant, wearing DuPont propaganda buttons, which bore this slogan. | + | |} |
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| + | The branch of [[science]] that deals with the composition and constitution of [[substance]]s and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their [[molecule]]s. Metaphorically, also used for the [[mutual]] [[attraction]] between two people; [[rapport]], [[affinity]]. | ||
| - | Protests in the 1960s didn't all revolve around the [[Vietnam War]]; [[Dow Chemical Company|Dow Chemical]] and DuPont were common targets, as people disliked the "artificiality" they represented. | + | == See also == |
| + | * [[Skatole]] | ||
| + | *[[Alchemy]] | ||
| + | *[[Better Living Through Chemistry]] | ||
| + | *[[Multiple chemical sensitivity]] | ||
| + | *''[[Elective Affinities]]'' an 1809 novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | ||
| - | The phrase "Better Living Through Chemistry" was used on products that were not affiliated with DuPont to circumvent [[trademark infringement]]. This transmutation is now more commonly used than the original. This statement is used for commentary on several different topics, from the promotion of illegal drugs, to the praise of [[chemicals]] and [[plastics]], to the criticism of the same, sarcastically. | ||
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| - | This phrase is sometimes associated with [[Aldous Huxley]]'s book ''[[Brave New World]],'' though it does not actually appear in the text of the book. | ||
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""Better things for better living … through chemistry" was a Dupont advertising slogan that ran from 1935 until 1982."--Sholem Stein "No nation so ancient, but has had its narcotic soother from the most ancient times; none so remote or isolated but has found within its own borders a pain-allayer or narcotic pain-dispeller." -- Chemistry of Common Life (1855) by James Finlay Weir Johnston |
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The branch of science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules. Metaphorically, also used for the mutual attraction between two people; rapport, affinity.
See also
- Skatole
- Alchemy
- Better Living Through Chemistry
- Multiple chemical sensitivity
- Elective Affinities an 1809 novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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