A Most Damnable Invention : Dynamite, Nitrates, and the Making of the Modern World

Bown, Stephen R.

ISBN 10: 031232913X ISBN 13: 9780312329136

Editorial: St. Martin's Press, 2005

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Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N� de ref. del art�culo GRP20036422

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Sinopsis:

A history of gunpowder and dynamite traces the discovery of nitrate and the international impact of its use, chronicling the global struggle to find raw materials while citing the contributions of such figures as Alfred Nobel and Fritz Haber. By the author of Scurvy.

Acerca del autor:

Stephen R. Bown was born in Ottawa, Canada, and graduated in history from the University of Alberta. He has a special interest in the history of science and exploration. His previous books are The Naturalists: Scientific Travelers in the Golden Age of National History and Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail. He lives in the Canadian Rockies with his wife and two young children.

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Detalles bibliogr�ficos

T�tulo: A Most Damnable Invention : Dynamite, ...
Editorial: St. Martin's Press
A�o de publicaci�n: 2005
Encuadernaci�n: Encuadernaci�n de tapa dura
Condici�n: Good
Edici�n: First Edition.

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