Paperback • 2010 • English

Uranium War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World

Name: 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 wi...Show more

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9780143116721

Publisher

National Geographic Books

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Uranium War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World

Format

Paperback

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