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This is a human tale of scientific obsession, historical irony, and a testament to the capacity for human ingenuity during war.
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A Most Damnable Invention - Dynamites Nitrates and the Making of the Modern World
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Penguin Books, Harmondswoth, 2007
ISBN 10: 0143006878
ISBN 13: 9780143006879
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. This copy feels unread. The sweeping story of how two explosive scientific breakthroughs?dynamite and synthetic nitrates?reshaped the modern world. Beginning with Alfred Nobel's stabilisation of nitroglycerin into dynamite, Bown traces how this invention revolutionised mining, construction, and warfare, making possible both extraordinary feats of engineering and unprecedented destruction. Seller Inventory # 050225
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