Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World
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Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World
Book Details
- Author
- Tom Zoellner
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Biological & Chemical
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780143116721
- ISBN-10
- 014311672X
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ISBN: 014311672X
Author: Zoellner, Tom
Condition: New
The astonishing biography of a mineral that can sustain our world- or destroy itUranium 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 devastating 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.
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