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Uranium

War, Energy, and the Rock that Shaped the World

ISBN-13: 9780143116721

Author(s): Tom Zoellner

Subjects: Popular Science

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books (usa)

Publication Date: 06-05-2010

Format: Paperback / softback

Availability: Temporary unavailable

£21.99

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About the book

Uranium occurs naturally in the Earth's crust, yet it holds the power to end all life on the planet. This is its fundamental paradox and its story, told here, is a fascinating window into the valour, greed, genius and folly of humanity. A problem for miners in the Middle Ages, an inspiration to novelists, a boon to medicine, a devastating weapon at the end of WWII, a polluter, an excuse for war with Iraq and a possible last defense against global warming, Uranium is the most powerful element on earth and one which will shape the future, for better or worse.

Uranium

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