Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
Description |
xii, 288 pages ; 24 cm |
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text rdacontent. |
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unmediated rdamedia. |
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volume rdacarrier. |
Contents |
Introduction : the pervasive menace -- A high-maintenance lady -- Spoiled iron -- Knives that won't cut -- Coating the can -- Indiana Jane -- The ambassador -- Where the streets are paved with zinc -- Ten thousand mustachioed men -- Pigging the pipe -- Between snake oil and Rolexes -- The future -- Epilogue. |
Summary |
An environmental journalist traces the historical war against rust, revealing how rust-related damage costs more than all other natural disasters combined and how it is combated by industrial workers, the government, universities, and everyday people. |
Subject |
Corrosion and anti-corrosives -- History.
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Corrosion and anti-corrosives -- Anecdotes.
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ISBN |
1451691599 (hardcover) : $26.95 |
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9781451691597 (hardcover) |
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