LONDON (Reuters) - Traditional all-weather raincoats, designed for the working masses almost 200 years ago, joined the ranks of upmarket London fashion on Wednesday, when Mackintosh opened its first ...

In 1823, a Scottish chemist named Charles Macintosh developed a process for waterproofing fabric by bonding it with rubber. Unfortunately, the chemical solution he used left the material hard, brittle ...

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the man whose invention keeps us dry all winter: Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), inventor of the waterproof raincoat — commonly known as a mackintosh. Macintosh was a ...

LONDON -- Google has today paid homage to the Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh, creator of the iconic 'Mackintosh' waterproof raincoat -- by creating an animated Doodle in celebration of his 250th ...

With heavy rain expected to blight parts of the UK over the New Year weekend, now seems like an ideal time celebrate the man who invented the mackintosh raincoat. Charles Macintosh, born in Glasgow on ...