Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World
ISBN-13:
9780143116721
ISBN-10:
014311672X
Author:
Tom Zoellner
Publication date:
2010
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Format:
Paperback
368 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780143116721
ISBN-10:
014311672X
Author:
Tom Zoellner
Publication date:
2010
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Format:
Paperback
368 pages
Summary
Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World (ISBN-13: 9780143116721 and ISBN-10: 014311672X), written by authors
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Description
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 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.
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 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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