Beiser Vince
Beiser Vince - The World In A Grain The Story Of Sand And How It Transformed Civilization - Paperback
Beiser Vince - The World In A Grain The Story Of Sand And How It Transformed Civilization - Paperback
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Description: Except for water and air sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other - more than oil more than natural gas. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth every computer screen and silicon chip exists because of sand. From Egypt's pyramids to the Hubble telescope from the world's tallest skyscraper to the sidewalk below it from Chartres stained - glass windows to Chihuly sculptures to your i Phone sand shelters us empowers us engages us and inspires us. And we're running out of it.
Title: The World In A Grain The Story Of Sand And How It Transformed Civilization
Author(s): Beiser Vince
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Barcode: 9780399576447
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 8/6/2019
Category: Rocks, Minerals & Fossils
Description: Except for water and air sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other - more than oil more than natural gas. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth every computer screen and silicon chip exists because of sand. From Egypt's pyramids to the Hubble telescope from the world's tallest skyscraper to the sidewalk below it from Chartres stained - glass windows to Chihuly sculptures to your i Phone sand shelters us empowers us engages us and inspires us. And we're running out of it.
Title: The World In A Grain The Story Of Sand And How It Transformed Civilization
Author(s): Beiser Vince
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Barcode: 9780399576447
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 8/6/2019
Category: Rocks, Minerals & Fossils
