| Aluminum in America: A History Contributor(s): Skrabec, Quentin R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786499559 ISBN-13: 9780786499557 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Technology & Engineering | Metallurgy |
| Dewey: 669.722 |
| LCCN: 2017286156 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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| Publisher Description: The history of aluminum: metallurgy, engineering, global business and politics--and the advance of civilization itself. The earth's most abundant metal, aluminum remained largely inaccessible until after the Industrial Revolution. A precious commodity in 1850s, it later became a strategic resource: while steel won World War I, aluminum won World War II. A generation later, it would make space travel possible and the 1972 Pioneer spacecraft would carry a message from mankind to extraterrestrial life, engraved on an aluminum plate. Today aluminum, along with oil, is the natural resource driving geopolitics, and China has taken the lead in manufacture. |
Contributor Bio(s): , Quentin R.: - Quentin R. Skrabec, an international expert in management, manufacturing and globalization, is the author of numerous books on American industrial history, capitalism and notable business leaders. He lives in Maumee, Ohio. |