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Title The alchemy of air : a Jewish genius, a doomed tycoon, and the scientific discovery that fed the world but fueled the rise of Hitler / Thomas Hager.
Author Hager, Thomas.
Publication Info. New York : Three Rivers Pr 2008.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  540.9224 HAG    Check Shelves
Description xvii, 316 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-304) and index.
Contents Introduction: Creatures of the air -- The ends of the earth -- The philosopher's stone -- Syn.
Summary The extraordinary, previously untold story of two master scientists, enormously gifted, fatally flawed men who found the solution to global starvation. Together they discovered a way to make bread out of air, built city-sized factories, controlled world markets, and saved millions of lives. Their invention continues to feed us today; without it, more than two billion people would starve.
Note Originally published by Harmony Books, 2008.
Subject Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934.
Bosch, Carl, 1874-1940.
Chemists -- Germany -- Biography.
Nitrogen fertilizers -- History -- 20th century.
Technological innovations -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 9780307351791 : $15.00
0307351793