Elements of force. Gadgets, weapons and the struggle for a stable future in the age of rare metals
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Our future holds on a number of elements that many of us have never heard of. In this amazing and informative book, David Abraham tells what rare metals are and why our electronic gadgets, the most powerful weapons and the future of our planet are dependent on them. These metals have become “building bricks" of modern society. Their properties are key to almost all of our electronic, military and "green" technologies. But their growing use is not complete without environmental, economic and geopolitical consequences.
Abraham traces the invisible paths of these elements from mines to our houses, from the remote hills of China to the ice of the Gulf of Finland, offering the lively look of those who produce rare metals, trades them and does not imagine life without them. He claims that these materials play an increasingly significant role in the world and give power to countries and companies that are able to provide stable deliveries.
Like oil, iron and bronze, they revolutioned in due time, these metals are being done now. The complex tasks that this book reveals and the solutions that it propose make it mandatory to read rare metals in our age
Abraham traces the invisible paths of these elements from mines to our houses, from the remote hills of China to the ice of the Gulf of Finland, offering the lively look of those who produce rare metals, trades them and does not imagine life without them. He claims that these materials play an increasingly significant role in the world and give power to countries and companies that are able to provide stable deliveries.
Like oil, iron and bronze, they revolutioned in due time, these metals are being done now. The complex tasks that this book reveals and the solutions that it propose make it mandatory to read rare metals in our age
Author:
Author:Abraham David
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Business & Money
- Category:Science & Math
ISBN:
ISBN:9785932555538
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