Seven Elements That Changed the World
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Seven Elements That Changed the World

An Adventure of Ingenuity and Discovery

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eBook - ePub

Seven Elements That Changed the World

An Adventure of Ingenuity and Discovery

About this book

From iron to uranium, titanium to silicon, this is "a wide-ranging look at scientific progress. It's also a lot of fun" ( The Wall Street Journal). Iron. Carbon. Gold. Silver. Uranium. Titanium. Silicon. These elements of the periodic table have shaped our lives and our world, in ways both good and bad. Combining history, science, and politics, this "lively, educational examination of civilization's building blocks" reveals the fascinating story ( Publishers Weekly ). With carbon, we can access heat, light, and mobility at the flick of a switch. Silicon enables us to communicate across the globe in an instant. Uranium is both productive (nuclear power) and destructive (nuclear bombs). Iron is the bloody weapon of war, but also the economic tool of peace. And our desire for alluring gold is the foundation of global trade—but it has also led to the death of millions. Explaining how titanium pervades modern consumer culture and how an innovative new form of carbon could be starting a technology revolution, Seven Elements That Changed the World is an adventure in human passion, ingenuity, and discovery—and the latest chapter in a journey that is far from over.

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Information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781480447783
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ecology
Index
History

INDEX

A | B | C | D | E
F | G | H | I | J
K | L | M | N | O
P | Q | R | S | T
U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Abramovich, Roman, 223
Académie des Sciences, 114
Adams, Eddie, 117-18
Advisory Committee on Uranium, 130
Aegean Sea, 95, 111
Agricola, Georgius 42, 108-10, 163, 194, 232-3, 244
Aioi Bridge, 124
air pollution, 37-40, 219-20
Alaska, xi, 33, 44, 60, 177
Albert, Prince, 168
Alcibiades, 233
Alexandria, 231
Alfonso, Juan Pablo Pérez, 62
Algeria, 224
Alsace Lorraine, xiv, 5, 212
Altdorf, 113
aluminium, 155-6, 242
American Civil War, 1, 13, 47, 100, 174, 215
American River, 91, 93
Amoco, 58, 65
Amoco Cadiz, 49
Anchorage, xi, 177-8
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, 33, 55, 136
Angola, 44, 62-4, 66, 225
Anne of Austria, Queen, 164
Apple, 186
Arab Spring, xiii, 187, 200
Aral, 6
Archimedes, 172
Arévalo, Juan de, 89
Argentina, 59
Aristotle, 157, 171
Arizona, 173
asphalt, 220
Atahualpa, Emperor, 88, 106, 108
Athens, 110-11
Atlantic Empress, 49
Atlantic LNG, 67
atomic bombs, xiv, 109, 124, 126, 128, 130-5, 137-40, 144-6, 198, 237-8, 249
see also nuclear weapons
atomic forces, 237-8
atomic structure, 210
atoms, splitting, 128-9
Atoms for Peace programme, 145
Attlee, Clement, 137
Auschwitz, 117, 126
Australia, 68, 76
Azerbaijan, x-xi, 45-6
Aztecs, 88
Bahamas, 88
Bailey, Elizabeth, 15, 214
Bakhtiari women, 91
Baku, x, 45
Bank of England, ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Epigraph
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. The Essence of Everything
  8. IRON
  9. CARBON
  10. GOLD
  11. SILVER
  12. URANIUM
  13. TITANIUM
  14. SILICON
  15. Power, Progress and Destruction
  16. Acknowledgements
  17. List of Maps
  18. List of Illustrations
  19. Image Gallery
  20. Notes
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index
  23. Copyright