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.
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