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050 _aQD181.U7Z64 2009
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100 _aZoellner, Tom
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245 0 _aUranium
_b: War, Energy, and the rock that shaped the world
_c/ Tom Zoellner
260 _bPenguin Random House;
_c2009
300 _a354p;
_c21x14cm
520 _aUranium 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, excuse for war with Iraq, potential deliverer of Armageddon and a possible last defense against global warming-Uranium is the riveting story of the most powerful element on earth, and one which will shape our future, for better or worse.
546 _aEnglish
650 _aQD1-999 Science- Chemistry
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