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A Most Damnable Invention: Dynamites Nitrates and the Making of the Modern World
A Most Damnable Invention Dynamites Nitrates and the Making of the Modern World
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Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel's discovery of dynamite made possible the famous industrial megaprojects that transformed the countryside and defined the era, including the St. Gothard rail tunnel through the Alps, the clearing of New York harbor, the Panama Canal, and countless others. Dynamite also caused terrible injuries and great loss of l... more »
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Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel's discovery of dynamite made possible the famous industrial megaprojects that transformed the countryside and defined the era, including the St. Gothard rail tunnel through the Alps, the clearing of New York harbor, the Panama Canal, and countless others. Dynamite also caused terrible injuries and great loss of l... more »
ISBN-13: 9780739469385
ISBN-10: 073946938X
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 272
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ISBN-10: 073946938X
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 272
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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