Seven Elements That Have Changed the World: Iron, Carbon, Gold, Silver, Uranium, Titanium, Silicon

By John Browne

Book Overview

With carbon we access heat, light and mobility at the flick of a switch, while silicon enables us to communicate across the globe in an instant. Yet our use of the Earth's mineral resources is not... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0297868055
• ISBN13: 9780297868057
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.4" x 1.1" x 6.3"