| Format | Paperback |
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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
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| Print length: | 336 pages |
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| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | CROWN |
| Publication date: | 15 November 2009 |
| Dimensions: | 13.23 x 1.75 x 20.35 cm |
| ISBN-10: | 0307351793 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-0307351791 |
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The rich, dramatic story of one of history’s most influential discoveries–how to fix nitrogen–and the two fascinating and little-known master scientists, Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch, who overcame personal flaws to achieve great things with unexpectedly tragic results. 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. —- ISBN: 9780307351791 | ISBN10: 0307351793 | ISBN-13: 978-0307351791






