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History of World Smell Day
1988 Publication of Perfumery. The Psychology & Biology of Fragrance. (eds S Van Toller & G H Dodd) – proceedings of the world’s 1st conference on the then new field of the Psychology of Perfumery – at the University of Warwick.
1988 1st World Smell Day
1988- present The invention and flourishing of the World Wide Web (Tim Berners-Lee & colleagues). Unlike the fax and written text technology with which we started WSD – we can now truly have access to the world. The WWW is the greatest cultural revolution of our time and along with the invention of printing technology in the 15th century; probably one of the greatest cultural revolutions in human history
1988- present The second generation (2G) and third generation(3G) of mobile phones – how different our lives are now – but they still lack the aroma dimension – but relax – at Warwick we are developing the technology for having your aromatherapy via your mobile phone.
1988-present The rise and rise of ‘Aromatherapy’ (I am an Aromatherapist, as well as being a perfumer and an aromascientist ) – but sadly this field is full of anti-science folk who believe that essential oils have magical properties in addition to their pretty odours (the scientific evidence does not support such views).
1995 The world’s smell biotechnology company – Kiotech international plc is formed – but is later turned into an aquaculture company as result of discoveries I made with human pheromones.
2007 World’s 1st Scotch Whisky Aroma Nosing Kit launched.
2008 On the evening of St Valentines Day; by invitation; George Dodd holds the world’s first Sniff-Dating Event at the London Science Museum – a great osmical success.
2011 George Dodd starts the world’s 1st aroma master classes for wine and whisky.
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