Frontline and Factory: Comparative Perspectives on the Chemical Industry at War, 1914–1924
The First World War is often called the ‘chemists’ war’. But few realise precisely how, or the extent to which modern chemistry became a significant factor in the struggle, and would be in turn deeply shaped by it. Gathering momentum at first, by 1916, success in applying scientific knowledge to ‘fr...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2006.
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| Σειρά: | Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology,
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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