Mathew Carey Lea was an American chemist known for his research on the chemical and physical properties of silver halide salts and their usage in photography. He pioneered early work in mechanochemistry and developed Carey Lea Silver, a photochemical still in use today.
- Occupation
- chemist, photographer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 18, 1823
- Died
- 1897