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#86 Carl Bosch and Fritz Haber (A Genius and a Doomed Tycoon)

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Fritz's Bizarre Life

Haber worked for an Austrian company that wanted to find a profitable way to take nitrogen, which is in the air and cost nothing, and use it to make ammonia. His mother died a week after giving birth; he was raised by his father who was rarely idle or satisfied with his son. Haber grew into an impatient and insecure young man eager to gain acceptance and achieving high position.

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