The World's Greatest Fix: A History of Nitrogen and Agriculture

by G.J. Leigh

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In the tradition of Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, this gives the very early history of how human ingenuity overcame the risk of famine through productive agriculture. Starting with a layman's guide to the chemistry of nitrogen fixation, the book goes on to show how humans emerged from nomadic lifestyles and began developing towns and settlements. When they for the first time began planting the same fields year after year, they noticed quickly...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195165829

ISBN13:9780195165821

Release Date:August 2004

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:242 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

Agricultural Sciences Agriculture Biological Sciences Biology & Life Sciences Botany Engineering History & Philosophy Horticulture Science & Math Technology

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