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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.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher:
Harmony Books,
Copyright Date:
c2008
Description:
xvii, 316 p. ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Haber, Fritz,--1868-1934.
Bosch, Carl,--1874-1940.
Chemists--Germany--Biography.
Nitrogen fertilizers--History--20th century.
Technological innovations--History--20th century.
Research Personnel--Biography.
Fertilizers--history.
Food Technology--history.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-304) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: 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:
0307351785
9780307351784
LCCN:
2008003192
Locations:
GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)
YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)
AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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