Henri Sainte-Claire Deville and aluminium

Probably more known for his work with platinum he developed the first practical industrial process for producing aluminium and prompted this comment...

"Aluminium may probably send tin to the right about face, drive copper saucepans into penal servitude, and blow up German-silver sky-high into nothing".

Charles Dickens

Household Words

1856

Aluminum, third most abundant element, is everywhere...automobiles, culinary, manufacturing.

Aluminum [Wikipedia]

Henri Sainte-Claire Deville [Wikipedia]

Henri Sainte-Claire Deville