The diamond makers
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Author
Publication
1999 - Cambridge University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
61,000 words, Guess
Page Count
244 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL386646M
- ISBN-100521654742
- OCLC Control Number40218845
- OCLC Control Number59413332
- OCLC Control Number41018868
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- Internet Archivediamondmakers00haze
- Library of Congress Control Number98049423
- Goodreads1028446
- LibraryThing794650
Classifications
- DDC666/.88
- LCCTP873.5.D5 H39 1999
Description
"Spanning centuries of ground-breaking science, bitter rivalry, outright fraud, and self-delusion, The Diamond Makers is a narrative centered around the brilliant, often eccentric, and controversial pioneers of high-pressure research. This blend of dramatic personal stories and extraordinary scientific advancesand devastating failures - brings alive the quest to create diamond. Scientists have harnessed crushing pressures and scorching temperatures to transform almost any carbon-rich material, from road tar to peanut butter, into the most prized of gems."--BOOK JACKET.
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