Enriching the earth : (Record no. 96817)

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015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
National bibliography number GBA4-Y4199
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0262693135 (pbk.) :
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System control number (Sirsi) i9780262693134
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System control number (Sirsi) i9780262693134
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Original cataloging agency UKM
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Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) S 651 .S56 2000
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Smil, Vaclav.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Enriching the earth :
Remainder of title Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the transformation of world food production /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Vaclav Smil.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cambridge, Mass. ;
-- London :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. MIT,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2004.
263 ## - PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE
Projected publication date 200404
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 360 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 23 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Originally published: 2000.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Nitrogen in agriculture : discovering the basics -- Traditional sources of nitrogen : preindustrial agricultures -- New sources of the nutrient : searching for fixed nitrogen -- A brilliant discovery : Fritz Haber's synthesis of ammonia -- Creating an industry : Carl Bosch and BASF -- Evolution of ammonia synthesis : diffusion and innovation -- Synthetic fertilizers : varieties and applications -- Our dependence on nitrogen : agricultures and populations -- Consequences of the dependence : human interference in nitrogen's biospheric cycle -- Nitrogen and civilization : managing the nitrogen cycle.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The industrial synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen, making possible artificial fertilizers, was of fundamental importance to the modern world. The expansion of the world's population from 1.6 billion people in 1900 to today's six billion would not have been possible without the synthesis of ammonia. The book begins with a discussion of nitrogen's unique status in the biosphere, its role in crop production, and traditional means of supplying the nutrient. He then looks at various attempts to expand natural nitrogen flows through mineral and synthetic fertilizers. The core of the book is a detailed narrative of the discovery of ammonia synthesis by Fritz Haber and its commercialization by Carl Bosch and the chemical company BASF.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Nitrogen fertilizers.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Ammonia as fertilizer.
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    Library of Congress Classification     Storms Research Center Storms Research Center Main Collection 10/28/2025   S 651 .S56 2000 98624132 10/28/2025 10/28/2025 Book