Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization by Ed Conway

Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

Ed Conway with Ed Conway (Narrator)

15 hours, 12 minutes first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction business history science technology informative medium-paced
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Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years. Without them, our modern world would not exist, and the battle to control th...

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