{"product_id":"9780307351791","title":"The Alchemy of Air","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the Haber-Bosch discovery that changed billions of lives—including your own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the dawn of the twentieth century, humanity was facing global  disaster: Mass starvation was about to become a reality. A call went out to the world’ s scientists to find a solution. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the story of the two men who found it:  brilliant, self-important Fritz Haber and reclusive, alcoholic Carl Bosch. Together  they discovered a way to make bread out of air, built city-sized factories, and saved  millions of lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But their epochal triumph came at a price we are still paying.  The Haber-Bosch process was also used to make the gunpowder and explosives that killed  millions during the two world wars. Both men were vilified during their lives; both,  disillusioned and disgraced, died tragically. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemy of Air\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinary,  previously untold story of a discovery that changed the way we grow food and the  way we make war–and that promises to continue shaping our lives in fundamental and  dramatic ways.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Thomas Hager","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45893354488020,"sku":"9780307351791","price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cc086c7a-433d-49b6-a81e-9e92ec89fe08.jpg?v=1732390440","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780307351791","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}