THE DIAMOND MARKERS - A COMPELLING DRAMA OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
ROBERT M. HAZEN
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Editora Cambridge
Área DIVULGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA
Idioma Inglês
Número de páginas 258
Edição 1999
ISBN 0521654742
EAN 9780521654746
Humans have treasured diamonds for their exquisite beauty and unrivaled hardness for thousands of years. Deep within the earth, diamonds grow. Diamonds the size of footballs, the size of watermelons - billions of tons of diamonds wait for eternity a hundred miles beyond our reach. Spanning centuries of ground-breaking science, bitter rivalry, outright fraud, and self-delusion, The Diamond Makers is a compelling narrative centered around the brilliant, often eccentric, and controversial pioneers of high pressure research. This vivid blend of dramatic personal stories and extraordinary scientific advances - and devastating failures - brings alive the quest to create diamond. Scientists have harnessed crushing pressures and scorching temperatures to transform almost any carbon-rich material, from road tar to peanut butter, into the most prized of gems. The book reveals the human dimensions of research - the competition, bravery, jealousy, teamwork, and greed that ultimately led to today's billion-dollar diamond synthesis industry.
Very well known popular science author, (two of his previous books have sales of 100,000 +)
Combines dramatic personal stories and ground-breaking science into a compelling read
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