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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
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
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. A call went out to the world?s scientists to find a solution.
This is the story of the two men who found it: brilliant, self-important Fritz Haber and reclusive, alcoholic Carl Bosch. Together they discovered a way to make bread out of air, built city-sized factories, and saved millions of lives.
But their epochal triumph came at a price we are still paying. 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.
The Alchemy of Air is the extraordinary, previously untold story of a discovery that changed the way we grow food and the way we make war?and that promises to continue shaping our lives in fundamental and dramatic ways.
336 pages
Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
Lançado | 18 de agosto de 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780307351791 |
Editoras | Random House USA Inc |
Páginas | 336 |
Dimensões | 204 × 133 × 14 mm · 254 g |
Idioma | English |
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