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Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World
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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.
- ISBN:
- 9780143116721
- Publication Date:
- 2011-01-01
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books
- Language:
- English
- Page Count:
- 354
- Size:
- 8.49" l x 5.53" w x 0.85" h
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- Earth Sciences
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