The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler

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Thomas Hager tells the gripping story of Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch, two scientists who averted a global famine by learning to extract nitrogen from the air. Their discovery created the synthetic fertilizer that feeds billions of people today, yet their success carried a dark legacy. This narrative history explores how a brilliant breakthrough intended to save humanity simultaneously provided the…

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