Uranium - Rock That Shaped the World
- Authors
- Zoellner, Tom
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Tags
- politics , general , technology & engineering , mining , chemistry , mineralogy , science , earth sciences , uranium , nuclear warfare , modern , civilization , radiation , military , nuclear , inorganic , world , power resources , history
- ISBN
- 9780143116721
- Date
- 2009-03-04T23:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.44 MB
- Lang
- en
** 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, 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.