Even if they’d wanted to the ancient Egyptians couldn’t have painted their pyramids a green that glowed in the desert sun Back in 2600 BCE there was no such color A glowing orange Statue of Liberty might have made coming to America even more memorable But when Lady Liberty was assembled in 1886 that color wasn’t an option
And in 1920 if young Bob and Joe Switzer had thought their family’s Montana cottage would look better with a yellow glow they would have been out of luck too
But not for long After all it was the Switzer brothers themselves who would soon bring those eye-popping yellows oranges and greens into the world It would just take a few bright ideas
