Seven Elements That Have Changed the World: An Adventure of Ingenuity and Discovery by John Browne

Seven Elements That Have Changed the World: An Adventure of Ingenuity and Discovery

John Browne

288 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous informative slow-paced
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Humans have put the Earth's resources to extraordinary use. Carbon provides us with heat, light and mobility at the flick of a switch. From silver came photography, the preservation of memories, and a task which for centuries was confined to paint...

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