Rust: the longest war
An environmental journalist traces the historical war against rust, revealing how rust-related damage costs more than all other natural disasters combined and how it is combated by industrial workers, the government, universities, and everyday people.
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- Full title :Rust : the longest war / Jonathan Waldman.
Summary
An environmental journalist traces the historical war against rust, revealing how rust-related damage costs more than all other natural disasters combined and how it is combated by industrial workers, the government, universities, and everyday people.
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- Publication Date:©2015
- Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2015
The Physical Object
- Description:xii, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations (some color) ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781451691597, 1451691599, 9781451691603, 1451691602
- oclc:ocn883147999
- LC Classification:TA418.74
- Dewey Decimal:620.1/1223
Table of Contents
Introduction : the pervasive menace -- A high-maintenance lady -- Spoiled iron -- Knives that won't cut -- Coating the can -- Indiana Jane -- The ambassador -- Where the streets are paved with zinc -- Ten thousand mustachioed men -- Pigging the pipe -- Between snake oil and Rolexes -- The future -- Epilogue.
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