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Ebbe Almqvist - History of Industrial Gases - 9781461349624 - V9781461349624
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History of Industrial Gases

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Description for History of Industrial Gases Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; PHF; PNK; TDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 927.
Starting at the dawn of science, History of Industrial Gases traces the development of gas theory from its Aristotelian roots to its modern achievements as a global industry. Dr. Almqvist explores how environmental protection, geographical areas, and the drive for higher purity and efficiency affected development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and how they will influence the future of this rapidly expanding industry. The roles of major contributing companies are also discussed to provide an informative and thought-provoking treatise valuable to anyone who studies or works in this fascinating field.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461349624
SKU
V9781461349624
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

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"This 450-page pastiche of well-researched and well-documented vignettes, anecdotes, thumbnail sketches, and priceless illustrations and drawings is, as advertised, a marvelous excursion into the history of industrial gases. Embedded between the end papers of what might at first seem only to interest a precious few specialists are the essence of stories on hydrogen, including lighter-than-air craft and ballooning; dry ice ... Read more

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