Thomas Hager: "The Alchemy of Air" (Harmony)

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2008-09-16/thomas-hager-alchemy-air-harmony

Guest Host:

Steve Roberts
Thomas Hager: "The Alchemy of Air" (Harmony)

The little known story of two scientists who helped create the key ingredient used in modern-day fertilizer – synthetic nitrogen. A look at how their invention saved millions from dying of starvation but also came with dark and tragic...

The little known story of two scientists who helped create the key ingredient used in modern-day fertilizer – synthetic nitrogen. A look at how their invention saved millions from dying of starvation but also came with dark and tragic consequences.

Guests

Thomas Hager

author of "The Demon Under the Microscope" and more than a hundred news and feature articles in "Readers' Digest," the "Wall Street Journal," "Medical Tribune," and other publications.

Related Items

Image of The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler

Please familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct and Terms of Use before posting your comments.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.