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| 100 | _aConway, Ed. | ||
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_aMaterial World: _ba substantial story of our past and future |
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_a2023 _bThe Bodley Head _cLondon |
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| 300 | _aviii,501p. | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes index | ||
| 520 | _aIn Material World, Ed Conway travels the globe - from the sweltering depths of the deepest mine in Europe, to spotless silicon chip factories in Taiwan, to the eerie green pools where lithium originates - to uncover a secret world we rarely see. Revealing the true marvel of these substances, he follows the mind-boggling journeys, miraculous processes and little-known companies that turn the raw materials we all need into products of astonishing complexity. As we wrestle with climate change, energy crises and the threat of new global conflict, Conway shows why these substances matter more than ever before, and how the hidden battle to control them will shape our geopolitical future. This is the story of civilisation - our ambitions and glory, innovations and appetites - from a new perspective: literally from the ground up. | ||
| 546 | _aEnglish | ||
| 650 | _aMaterials science, Economic history, Natural resources | ||
| 942 | _cBK | ||
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