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The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Discovery that Changed the Course of History (Thomas Hager)

Jeffrey Kovac

Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1600

J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (9), p 1195

DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1195

Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008

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You may not agree with Thomas Hager’s judgment that the Haber–Bosch process is the most important discovery in history, but you will certainly find his story of the two men and their discovery to be enlightening and entertaining.

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