Color blindness all variations in human color vision involve the red and green receptors in male eyes. It is very rare for males or females to be "blind" to the blue end of the spectrum. The first scientific paper on the subject of color blindness, "Extraordinary facts relating to the vision of colours", was published by the English chemist John Dalton in 1798 after the realization of his own color blindness. Because of Dalton's work, the general condition has been called "daltonism", although in English this term is now used only for deuteranopia. Color codes present particular problems for those with color
George Wilson (chemist) to the southmost vaults. Wilson published books and journal articles on the history of science, and was the author of "Life of Henry Cavendish" (1851) and "Researches on Colour-Blindness" (1855). He co-authored "Inorganic Chemistry" with Stevenson Macadam. George Wilson (chemist) Prof George Wilson (21 February 1818 – 22 November 1859) was Regius Professor of Technology at the University of Edinburgh, and the first Director of the Industrial Museum of Scotland. Born in Edinburgh at 5 Calton Hill, he was the younger brother of the anthropologist Sir Daniel Wilson. He attended the Royal High School and trained as a doctor at