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First Production of Magnesium Metal from the Sea!

  • Recording an epoch-making achievement in chemical engineering

  • 1941

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Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features waves moving across the sea, with accompanying text commemorating Dow's production of magnesium metal extracted from seawater on January 21, 1941. The advertisement also details Dow's efforts to ramp up production to meet increased wartime demand, specifically the production of aircraft.

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  • 13.5 in. H x 10.5 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 8

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Dow Chemical Company. “First Production of Magnesium Metal from the Sea!,” 1941. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/g7f5ptl.

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