Uranium

War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World

von Tom Zoellner

370 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Chemie Mineralogie und Edelsteine
• ISBN: 9780143116721
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.02.2010
• Größe: 214 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group