The site opened in 1891 as the Central Laboratory.[1]
On Monday 7 August 1950, an explosion at the site killed one man and injured another.[2]
Discovery of halothaneedit
Work was carried out at Widnes Laboratory from 1951 to 1956 which led to the discovery of halothane in 1955.[3] Halothane gas was the most common anaesthetic for many years.
There had been deaths with halothane and liver damage, and was discontinued from the 1980s. Anaesthetic deployment in hospitals is mostly with intravenous compounds and then isoflurane gas, discovered by Ross Terrell in the US.
Structureedit
The site was demolished, and now lies under the A533.
widnes, laboratory, research, institute, northern, cheshire, imperial, chemical, industries, general, chemicals, widnes, research, laboratorylocation, within, cheshireformer, namesici, widnesgeneral, informationtypechemical, research, centreaddresswidnescoordi. The Widnes Laboratory was a research institute in northern Cheshire run by Imperial Chemical Industries Widnes LaboratoryICI General Chemicals Widnes Research LaboratoryLocation within CheshireFormer namesICI WidnesGeneral informationTypeChemical Research CentreAddressWidnesCoordinates53 21 29 N 2 44 17 W 53 358 N 2 738 W 53 358 2 738Elevation15 m 49 ft Completed1891ClientICIOwnerICI Contents 1 History 1 1 Discovery of halothane 2 Structure 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp The blue plaque for the laboratoryThe site opened in 1891 as the Central Laboratory 1 On Monday 7 August 1950 an explosion at the site killed one man and injured another 2 Discovery of halothane edit Work was carried out at Widnes Laboratory from 1951 to 1956 which led to the discovery of halothane in 1955 3 Halothane gas was the most common anaesthetic for many years There had been deaths with halothane and liver damage and was discontinued from the 1980s Anaesthetic deployment in hospitals is mostly with intravenous compounds and then isoflurane gas discovered by Ross Terrell in the US Structure editThe site was demolished and now lies under the A533 See also editWinnington Laboratory also ICIReferences edit National Archives Times Tuesday 8 August 1950 page 2 Royal SocietyExternal links editImperial War Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Widnes Laboratory amp oldid 1157465240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
