The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (587 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307351793 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Sept.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. But Hager's story is not only one of triumph, of how Haber and Bosch invented a way to turn air into bread, earning a Nobel Prize and saving millions from starvation. . It's unfortunate that Hager ends his fine book with only a brief look at the deleterious role of nitrogen on the environment. Its rarity, as science writer Hager (The Demon Under the Microscope) shows, dramatically shaped the world and its politics. But by 1905, as Hager details, German chemist Fritz Haber discovered a process for transforming abundant air-borne nitrogen into ammonia, and Carl Bosch's ingenious eng
Old Dawg said Fun non-fiction.. The history of one of mankind's most important inventions (if not the most important.) Well written for the lay person. A great biographical sketch as well.. Study History or it will repeat itself. Martin Balk The first part of the book shows the unstoppable human mind.The second half shows the worst part of the human mind.. amazing impact on the world today Absolutely fascinating story, amazing impact on the world today.
Tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the 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. 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. Together they discovered a way to make bread out of air, built city-sized factories, and saved millions of lives. But their epochal triumph ca
. A veteran science and medical writer, THOMAS HAGER is the author of The Demon Under the Microscope; Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling; and more than a hundred news and feature articles in Reader’s Digest, Journal of the American Medical Association, and many other publications