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The compelling history of the long-sought discovery of ammonia synthesis and its vital role in the modern industrial world.The compelling history of the long-sought discovery of ammonia synthesis and its vital role in the modern industrial world.Hide synopsis
Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production (MIT Press (MA)) – Hardcover (2000)
by
Vaclav Smil
Hardcover, MIT Press (MA) 2000
English
358 pages
ISBN: 026219449X ISBN-13: 9780262194495
The industrial synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen has been of greater fundamental importance to the modern world than the invention of the airplane, nuclear energy, space flight, or television. The expansion of the world's population from 1.6 billion people in 1900 to today's six billion would not have been possible without the synthesis of ammonia.In Enriching the Earth, Vaclav Smil begins with a discussion of nitrogen's unique status in the biosphere, its role in crop production, and traditional means of ...Show moreThe industrial synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen has been of greater fundamental importance to the modern world than the invention of the airplane, nuclear energy, space flight, or television. The expansion of the world's population from 1.6 billion people in 1900 to today's six billion would not have been possible without the synthesis of ammonia.In Enriching the Earth, Vaclav Smil begins with a discussion of nitrogen's unique status in the biosphere, its role in crop production, and traditional means of supplying the nutrient. He then looks at various attempts to expand natural nitrogen flows through mineral and synthetic fertilizers. The core of the book is a detailed narrative of the discovery of ammonia synthesis by Fritz Haber -- a discovery scientists had sought for over one hundred years -- and its commercialization by Carl Bosch and the chemical company BASF. Smil also examines the emergence of the large-scale nitrogen fertilizer industry and analyzes the extent of global dependence on the Haber-Bosch process and its biospheric consequences. Finally, it looks at the role of nitrogen in civilization and, in a sad coda, describes the lives of Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch after the discovery of ammonia synthesis.Hide
Title: Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production Author:Vaclav Smil ISBN-13:9780262194495 ISBN:026219449X
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Title: Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production Author:Vaclav Smil ISBN-13:9780262194495 ISBN:026219449X
Title: Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production Author:Vaclav Smil ISBN-13:9780262194495 ISBN:026219449X
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