Mathew Carey Lea

Mathew Carey Lea (1823–1897) was Philadelphia-born American chemist.

He was the son of the naturalist and publisher Isaac Lea and the brother of the Henry Charles Lea, a historian.

He devoted himself chiefly to the chemistry of photography, to which he made a number of important contributions.^[1] His publications include numerous papers on the chemical action of light and an excellent Manual of Photography (second edition revised and enlarged, 1871). He is also known for his development of Carey Lea Silver, a photochemical, still in use today.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "Henry Charles Lea Papers - Biographical Sketch". Penn Special Collections. University of Pennsylvania:Rare Book & Manuscript Library. 2003-01-31. http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/rbm/mss/lea/leabio.html. Retrieved 2010-12-01. "Henry and Carey worked in the chemical laboratory of Booth & Boy‚; this experience led to Henry's first published paper--at age 13--on the topic of the salts of manganese. Carey went on to pursue a career as a private researcher in chemistry, pioneering in the field of photographic chemistry." 

External links

• Whitcomb, David, Mathew Carey Lea: Chemist, Photographic Scientist; Chemical Heritage Newsmagazine (Volume 24, Number 4), Winter 2006–2007

• This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.