What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: In recognition of the outstanding scientific contribution made by Charles Suckling and others, close to this site in 1951, in the synthesis and subsequent commercial development of halothane, the world's first synthetic inhalation anaesthetic. Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Society of Chemistry.
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- Steve Daniels, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Peter McDermott, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stephen Craven, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Matt Harrop, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Peter Whatley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- JThomas, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tom Pennington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sue Adair, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eirian Evans, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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