Uranium
War, Energy, and the Rock that Shaped the World
$54.19
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
23 February 2010
Summary
The astonishing biography of a mineral that can sustain our world- or destroy it.
Uranium occurs naturally in the earth’s crust-yet holds the power to end all life on the planet. This is its fundamental paradox, and its story is a fascinating window into the valor, greed, genius, and folly of humanity.
A problem for miners in the Middle Ages, an inspiration to novelists and a boon to medicine, a devastating weapon at the end of World War II, and eventually a polluter, killer, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143116721 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014311672X |
| Author: | Tom Zoellner |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 23 February 2010 |
| Weight: | 458g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 215mm x 141mm |
| Series: | Penguin Usa |
| Audience Age: | 18-17 |
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About The Author
Tom Zoellner
Tom Zoellner has worked as a contributing editor for Men’s Health magazine and as a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. His book The Heartless Stone- A Journey Through the World of Diamonds and Desire will be published in the summer of 2006.
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