Detonator of the population explosion

Article Abstract:

The synthesis of inorganic nitrogen fertilizers was made possible by the invention and ingenuity of Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch. Commercial production of ammonia started in September 1913, four years after Haber's first laboratory demonstration. Ammonia synthesis has improved since then and become more energy-efficient, but all the main features of the Haber-Bosch process remain.

Inventions, Nitrogen fertilizers

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Horse power: the millenium of the horse began with a whimper, but went out with a bang

Article Abstract:

Horses were adopted as a means of transport just before the end of the 900s and were not completely replaced in the west until the end of the 20th century.

Draft horses, Middle Ages

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Jumbo: The revolutionary machine that shrank the world

Article Abstract:

The history of the Boeing 747 wide-bodied long-range jet is reported.

Research, Airplanes

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