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The fascinating story of the substance that can sustain life--or destroy it--"Uranium" illustrates how the use of this mineral has shaped the modern world order.
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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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- Title Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World
- Author Tom Zoellner
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York, NY
- Publication date 2010-02-23
- Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143116721 / 014311672X
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 in (21.08 x 13.97 x 2.29 cm)
- Age range 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Category History - General History
- Dewey Decimal Code 546.431
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- New York Times Book Review, 03/28/2010, Page 22
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