Episode 244: Fritz Haber, the Man Who Fed the World
Half-Arsed History
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The Harba Bosch Process - The World's Most Powerful Process
In 1913, Harba and Bosch demonstrated an ability to mass produce ammonia. In 1914, BASF was making 20 tons of ammonia every day. And by way of comparison, when he first started with the Harba process, Harba could make about 125 milliliters per hour. Let's talk about what I mean in real terms. This was world changing.
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