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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

The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World But Fueled the Rise of Hitler - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas HagerPublish date:2009-08-18Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9780307351791ISBN-10:307351793UPC:9780307351791Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Historical, Science & TechnologySize:7.84 x 5.28 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.56Product ID:SCAWMJ6FHB
A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the Haber-Bosch 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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9780307351791ISBN-10:307351793UPC:9780307351791Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Historical, Science & TechnologySize:7.84 x 5.28 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.56Product ID:SCAWMJ6FHB
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.
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)

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