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The Alchemy of Air by Thomas Hager
Fritz harbor's ammonia process helped Germany win the first world war. He converted from judaism to christianity, but was kicked out of germany for his jewish rootes. Scientists still don't fully understand the long term impact on the environment by converting nitrogen into highly reactive chemical compounds. The earth would support about four billion people if we farmed with the best techniques available in fritz harbor's time - its current population is around seven and a half billion.
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