Seven elements that changed the world : an adventure of ingenuity and discovery / John Browne.
Publisher: New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2014Edition: First Pegasus Books editionDescription: xvii, 279 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1605985406
- 9781605985404 :
- 546 23
- QD466 .B74 2014
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-266) and index.
The essence of everything -- Iron -- Carbon -- Gold -- Silver -- Uranium -- Titanium -- Silicon -- Power, progress, and destruction.
Combining true stories from the worlds of history, science, and politics, describes how the use of seven elements--iron, carbon, gold, silver, uranium, titanium, and silicon--has changed the world for both the better and worse.
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