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Enriching the earth : Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the transformation of world food production

Title
  1. Enriching the earth : Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the transformation of world food production / Vaclav Smil.
Published by
  1. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2001], ©2001.
Author
  1. Smil, Vaclav.

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Description
  1. xvii, 338 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Subject
  1. Ammonia as fertilizer
  2. Nitrogen fertilizers
Contents
  1. 1. Nitrogen in Agriculture -- 2. Traditional Sources of Nitrogen -- 3. New Sources of the Nutrient -- 4. A Brilliant Discovery -- 5. Creating an Industry -- 6. Evolution of Ammonia Synthesis -- 7. Synthetic Fertilizers -- 8. Our Dependence on Nitrogen -- 9. Consequences of the Dependence -- 10. Nitrogen and Civilization.
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  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.