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The Alchemy of Air

By Thomas Hager

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The Alchemy of Air

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A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the Haber-Bosch discovery that changed billions of lives-including your own. At the dawn of the twentieth century, humanity was facing global disaster: Mass starvation was about to become a reality. A call went out to the world' s scientists to find a solution. This is the story of the two men who found it: brilliant, self-important Fritz Haber and reclusive, alcoholic Carl Bosch. Together they discovered a way to make bread out of air, built city-sized factories, and saved millions of lives. But their epochal triumph came at a price we are still paying. The Haber-Bosch process was also used to make the gunpowder and explosives that killed millions during the two world wars. Both men were vilified during their lives; both, disillusioned and disgraced, died tragically. The Alchemy of Air is the extraordinary, previously untold story of a discovery that changed the way we grow food and the way we make war-and that promises to continue shaping our lives in fundamental and dramatic ways.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2009-08-18
Publication Date:
2009-08-18
Publisher:
Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0307351793
ISBN13:
9780307351791
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
263 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
201 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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