Seven Elements That Have Changed The World
Iron, Carbon, Gold, Silver, Uranium, Titanium, Silicon
$39.96
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
8 July 2014
Summary
‘Fascinating and enjoyable … enthused with insight’ - Brian Cox
Uranium, carbon, iron, titanium, gold, silver and silicon - former BP CEO John Browne explains how seven elements are shaping the 21st century, for good and for bad.
Humans have put the Earth’s resources to extraordinary use, but not always for the benefit of humankind. SEVEN ELEMENTS vividly describes how iron, carbon, gold, silver, uranium, titanium and silicon have shaped the world aro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780224367 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780224362 |
| Author: | John Browne |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 8 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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It is hard to think of another magnate who has written a general interest book of equal fascination…
An expertly crafted book by a unique thinker
Fascinating and enjoyable … infused with insightJohn Browne has found a fascinating way of helping us break through the crust of our ignorance. The scientific literate too will relish his personal mix of historical knowledge and technical prowess with his gift for making the complicated understandableBrowne tells a lively story that enables us to see the essential elements of modern life in a new, original and highly engaging wayAbout The Author
John Browne
John Browne (Lord Browne of Madingley) was born in Germany in 1948 and joined BP as a university apprentice in 1966. He was Group Chief Executive of BP from 1995 to 2007, where he built a reputation as a visionary leader and was regularly voted the most admired businessman by his peers. He was knighted in 1998 and made a life peer in 2001. He is now a managing partner of Riverstone LLC, an international energy private equity firm, a Fellow of the Royal Society (UK), President of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Chairman of the Tate Gallery.
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