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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 paperback edition.
Publisher:
Three Rivers Press,
Copyright Date:
2009, c2008
Description:
xvii, 316 pages ; 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:
Originally published: New York : Harmony Books, c2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-304) and index.
Summary:
A profile of pioneering scientists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch describes their seminal discovery of a way to pull nitrogen out of the air to create synthetic fertilizer, a process that offered a solution to the critical food shortage confronting a growing global population but also led to the development of the gunpowder and explosives that killed millions during the World Wars.
ISBN:
0307351793
9780307351791 (softcover)
LCCN:
bl2013028895
Locations:
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

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