URANIUM
by ZOELLNER,TOM
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 014311672X
- ISBN 13
- 9780143116721
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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.
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- Title
- URANIUM
- Author
- ZOELLNER,TOM
- Format/Binding
- Pb
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 014311672X
- ISBN 13
- 9780143116721
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, Ny
- This edition first published
- 2010-02-23
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