Seven elements that changed the world : an adventure of ingenuity and discovery / John Browne.

By:

Browne, John, 1948-

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

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1605985406
9781605985404 :

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

546 23

LOC classification:

QD466 .B74 2014

Contents:

The essence of everything -- Iron -- Carbon -- Gold -- Silver -- Uranium -- Titanium -- Silicon -- Power, progress, and destruction.

Summary: 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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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.