Author: E. N. Brandt
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1609173635
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
During World War I, in 1916, Herbert Dow, founder of The Dow Chemical Company, received news of “star shells,” weapons that glowed eerily as they descended over the trenches of the enemy, making them easier to attack. The critical component in these flares was magnesium, a metal that was suddenly in great demand. Dow, along with a half-dozen other U.S. firms, swiftly began manufacturing magnesium, but by 1927 Dow was the only U.S. company still in the business. Dow’s key innovation was a method of extracting the metal from seawater, an engineering accomplishment finally achieved at Freeport, Texas, only eleven months prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. Dow was the principal supplier of magnesium for U.S. and British planes during World War II, a distinction that ironically yielded an indictment from the U.S. government on monopoly charges. The company eventually became the world’s largest manufacturer of magnesium until 1990, when the Chinese entered the market and offered the metal at rock-bottom prices. Dow quietly ended its production of magnesium in 1998. Brandt’s history is an engaging look at Dow’s eighty-three-year romance with this remarkable metal.
We Called it MAG-nificent
Author: E. N. Brandt
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1609173635
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
During World War I, in 1916, Herbert Dow, founder of The Dow Chemical Company, received news of “star shells,” weapons that glowed eerily as they descended over the trenches of the enemy, making them easier to attack. The critical component in these flares was magnesium, a metal that was suddenly in great demand. Dow, along with a half-dozen other U.S. firms, swiftly began manufacturing magnesium, but by 1927 Dow was the only U.S. company still in the business. Dow’s key innovation was a method of extracting the metal from seawater, an engineering accomplishment finally achieved at Freeport, Texas, only eleven months prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. Dow was the principal supplier of magnesium for U.S. and British planes during World War II, a distinction that ironically yielded an indictment from the U.S. government on monopoly charges. The company eventually became the world’s largest manufacturer of magnesium until 1990, when the Chinese entered the market and offered the metal at rock-bottom prices. Dow quietly ended its production of magnesium in 1998. Brandt’s history is an engaging look at Dow’s eighty-three-year romance with this remarkable metal.
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1609173635
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
During World War I, in 1916, Herbert Dow, founder of The Dow Chemical Company, received news of “star shells,” weapons that glowed eerily as they descended over the trenches of the enemy, making them easier to attack. The critical component in these flares was magnesium, a metal that was suddenly in great demand. Dow, along with a half-dozen other U.S. firms, swiftly began manufacturing magnesium, but by 1927 Dow was the only U.S. company still in the business. Dow’s key innovation was a method of extracting the metal from seawater, an engineering accomplishment finally achieved at Freeport, Texas, only eleven months prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. Dow was the principal supplier of magnesium for U.S. and British planes during World War II, a distinction that ironically yielded an indictment from the U.S. government on monopoly charges. The company eventually became the world’s largest manufacturer of magnesium until 1990, when the Chinese entered the market and offered the metal at rock-bottom prices. Dow quietly ended its production of magnesium in 1998. Brandt’s history is an engaging look at Dow’s eighty-three-year romance with this remarkable metal.
The Life of Lorenzo de Medici, Called the Magnificent
Author: William Roscoe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Florence (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Florence (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Life of Lorenzo De' Medici, Called the Magnificent
Author: William Roscoe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Florence (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Florence (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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The Life of Lorenzo De' Medici Called the Magnificent in Two Volumes by William Roscoe
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
The Life of Lorenzo De' Medici Called the Magnificent. By William Roscoe. Vol. 1[-3]
Author: William Roscoe
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The Life of Lorenzo De' Medici, Called Te Magnificent
Author: William Roscoe
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
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Magnificent Vibration
Author: Rick Springfield
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476758905
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Horatio Cotton, aka "Bob," has been looking for some combination of spiritual and carnal salvation his entire life. When he steals a self-help book called Magnificent Vibration: Discover Your True Purpose from a bookstore and calls the number scrawled inside the front cover, he discovers that he has a direct line to God, and that God likes to mess with him. Soon enough Bob finds a partner in Alice, a surprisingly sexy and good-humored nun, and they travel from America to Scotland and try to answer questions, such as Why are we here? What is love? Is there a Loch Ness monster? Does God send text messages? MAGNIFICENT VIBRATION is smart, savvy, rambunctious, and hilarious novel, about the biggest questions that one man - or mankind - has ever asked"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476758905
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Horatio Cotton, aka "Bob," has been looking for some combination of spiritual and carnal salvation his entire life. When he steals a self-help book called Magnificent Vibration: Discover Your True Purpose from a bookstore and calls the number scrawled inside the front cover, he discovers that he has a direct line to God, and that God likes to mess with him. Soon enough Bob finds a partner in Alice, a surprisingly sexy and good-humored nun, and they travel from America to Scotland and try to answer questions, such as Why are we here? What is love? Is there a Loch Ness monster? Does God send text messages? MAGNIFICENT VIBRATION is smart, savvy, rambunctious, and hilarious novel, about the biggest questions that one man - or mankind - has ever asked"--
Magnificent Vibration
Author: Rick Springfield
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476760047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Horatio Cotton, aka "Bob," has been looking for some combination of spiritual and carnal salvation his entire life. When he steals a self-help book called Magnificent Vibration: Discover Your True Purpose from a bookstore and calls the number scrawled inside the front cover, he discovers that he has a direct line to God, and that God likes to mess with him. Soon enough Bob finds a partner in Alice, a surprisingly sexy and good-humored nun, and they travel from America to Scotland and try to answer questions, such as Why are we here? What is love? Is there a Loch Ness monster? Does God send text messages? MAGNIFICENT VIBRATION is smart, savvy, rambunctious, and hilarious novel, about the biggest questions that one man - or mankind - has ever asked"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476760047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Horatio Cotton, aka "Bob," has been looking for some combination of spiritual and carnal salvation his entire life. When he steals a self-help book called Magnificent Vibration: Discover Your True Purpose from a bookstore and calls the number scrawled inside the front cover, he discovers that he has a direct line to God, and that God likes to mess with him. Soon enough Bob finds a partner in Alice, a surprisingly sexy and good-humored nun, and they travel from America to Scotland and try to answer questions, such as Why are we here? What is love? Is there a Loch Ness monster? Does God send text messages? MAGNIFICENT VIBRATION is smart, savvy, rambunctious, and hilarious novel, about the biggest questions that one man - or mankind - has ever asked"--
Magnificent Ruin
Author: Alison Foster
Publisher: Alison Foster Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Faced with a mystery on a breathtaking Greek island, Taylor Donahue is about to make the biggest mistake of her life. Some people, like my best friend, told me to stay away from him. They told me that his secrets were not sexy, they were dangerous. They told me he's nothing but a destructive whirlwind of lean muscle, tan skin and a mischievous smile. Yet with every step I take away from Tomas Keller, I slip ever deeper into his mysteries. I've seen the warning signs. I'm not a fool. I get it. He lives in a violent world, a criminal world filled with deadly weapons and even deadlier women, but I can't help it. I honestly can't take my eyes off the man. He's magnificent. I want him. *Standalone summer novel set on a Greek island. No cliffhanger. From USA Today Bestselling author Alison Foster* Books in the EVERLASTING SERIES (interconnected, stand-alone books): NATE BEAUTIFUL RUIN MAGNIFICENT RUIN JESSE'S GIRL SAVING GRACE Keywords: new adult, romantic suspense, bad boy, alpha male, Greece, exotic, islands, mafia, mob, beaches, vacation, amnesia, summer romance, everlasting series, romance suspense, beautiful ruin, secrets, danger, passion
Publisher: Alison Foster Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Faced with a mystery on a breathtaking Greek island, Taylor Donahue is about to make the biggest mistake of her life. Some people, like my best friend, told me to stay away from him. They told me that his secrets were not sexy, they were dangerous. They told me he's nothing but a destructive whirlwind of lean muscle, tan skin and a mischievous smile. Yet with every step I take away from Tomas Keller, I slip ever deeper into his mysteries. I've seen the warning signs. I'm not a fool. I get it. He lives in a violent world, a criminal world filled with deadly weapons and even deadlier women, but I can't help it. I honestly can't take my eyes off the man. He's magnificent. I want him. *Standalone summer novel set on a Greek island. No cliffhanger. From USA Today Bestselling author Alison Foster* Books in the EVERLASTING SERIES (interconnected, stand-alone books): NATE BEAUTIFUL RUIN MAGNIFICENT RUIN JESSE'S GIRL SAVING GRACE Keywords: new adult, romantic suspense, bad boy, alpha male, Greece, exotic, islands, mafia, mob, beaches, vacation, amnesia, summer romance, everlasting series, romance suspense, beautiful ruin, secrets, danger, passion
Toward a Magnificent Self
Author: Tami Anastasia
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1931232660
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1931232660
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description