Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World - Paperback
by Tom Zoellner
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780143116721ISBN-10:014311672XUPC:9780143116721Book Category:History, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Modern, Power Resources, MilitaryBook Topic:20th Century, Nuclear, Nuclear WarfareSize:8.30 x 5.50 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SC2TQZW6SK
The astonishing biography of a mineral that can sustain our world- or destroy it Uranium occurs naturally in the earth's crust-yet holds the power to end all life on the planet. This is its fundamental paradox, and its story is a fascinating window into the valor, greed, genius, and folly of humanity. A problem for miners in the Middle Ages, an inspiration to novelists and a boon to medicine, a devastat-ing weapon at the end of World War II, and eventually a polluter, killer, excuse for war with Iraq, potential deliverer of Armageddon and a possible last defense against global warming-Uranium is the riveting story of the most powerful element on earth, and one which will shape our future, for better or worse.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780143116721ISBN-10:014311672XUPC:9780143116721Book Category:History, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Modern, Power Resources, MilitaryBook Topic:20th Century, Nuclear, Nuclear WarfareSize:8.30 x 5.50 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SC2TQZW6SK
Tom Zoellner has worked as a contributing editor for Men's Health magazine and as a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. His book The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds and Desire will be published in the summer of 2006.
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