A Most Damnable Invention: Dynamite, Nitrates, and the Making of the Modern World
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 031232913X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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. For example, prior to the Franco-Prussian War, the French government, unlike Prussia, refused to allow its munitions experts to develop weaponry utilizing Alfred Nobel's powerful new explosive, dynamite. He's particularly good at penning provocative theories that link seemingly modest events to monumental changes in the course of history. Bown also has a good eye for the unintended consequences, ironies and contradictions that are the product of social and technological forces of great magnitude. Bown's
The Boom in Boom Each year we are treated to the announcements of the Nobel Prizes, and are invited to consider the irony particularly of the Peace Prize founded by Alfred Nobel who made his fortune perfecting explosives. While some might argue that explosives have brought victory and peace, their immediate effects are simply destruction, . George Poirier said Interesting Information. Oddly Put Together. There is much interesting information presented in this book. The topic of explosives is discussed from earliest times to essentially the end of World War I. The contributions of Alfred Nobel are particularly prominent, as are those of Fritz Haber towards the end of the book. The author's focus is mainly on the historical,. Jerry Guild said More bang for the buck!!. This book is an excellent combination of many things: History,Biography,Business,Politics,Warfare,Sociology,Science,Advancementof Civilization,Human Nature,Greed,Oppression,Philanthrophy.Loneliness,Failure,Success,and even much more. The author covers the development of explosives from its earliest days to modern times,or
Gothard rail tunnel through the Alps, the clearing of New York harbor, the Panama Canal, and countless others. His breakthrough not only prolonged the First World War but became the foundation of the green revolution and the tripling of world population since then. The quest for nitrates takes us from the rural stables and privies of preindustrial Europe to the monopoly trading plantations in India and to the Atacama Desert in South America. Haber is also known as the "father of gas warfare" for his work on poison gas. Dynamite also caused terrible injuries and great loss of life, and, in so