An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.
December 12, 1902 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
February 22, 1909 in London, England, UK
February 21, 1905 in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK
May 13, 1907 in Walthamstow, Essex, England, UK
July 16, 1893 in Birmingham, England, UK
3 September 1897, Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
December 22, 1905 in Mitcham, Surrey, England, UK
23 November 1916, Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya [now Malaysia]
July 11, 1912 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK
January 11, 1911 in Cardiff, Wales, UK
January 24, 1919 in Heidelberg, Germany
1873 in Hastings, Sussex, England, UK
August 31, 1907 in South Norwood, Surrey, England, UK
10 June 1908, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
January 1, 1880 in Marylebone, London, England, UK
2 April 1914, Marylebone, London, England, UK
14 July 1914, Willesden, London, England, UK
29 April 1914, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
September 26, 1886 in Gibraltar
19 June 1891, Portmadoc, North Wales, UK
15 January 1879, Chelsea, London, England, UK
March 8, 1899 in Barry Docks, Wales, UK
June 4, 1915 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
25 May 1888, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
June 6, 1924 in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
5 February 1894, London, England, UK
17 June 1918, Lisbon, Portugal
