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Author:
Hager, Thomas.
Title:
The alchemy of air : a Jewish genius, a doomed tycoon, and the scientific discovery that fed the world but fueled the rise of Hitler / Thomas Hager.
Publisher:
Three Rivers Press,
Copyright Date:
2008
Description:
xvii, 316 p. ; 21 cm.
Subject:
Haber, Fritz,--1868-1934.
Bosch, Carl,--1874-1940.
Chemists--Germany--Biography.
Nitrogen fertilizers--History--20th century.
Technological innovations--History--20th century.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index. Originally published by Harmony Books, 2008.
Contents:
Creatures of the air -- The ends of the earth -- The philosopher's stone -- Syn.
Summary:
The extraordinary, previously untold story of two master scientists, enormously gifted, fatally flawed men who found the solution to global starvation. Together they discovered a way to make bread out of air, built city-sized factories, controlled world markets, and saved millions of lives. Their invention continues to feed us today; without it, more than two billion people would starve.
ISBN:
0307351793
9780307351791
OCLC:
(OCoLC)318867464
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)
GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

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