Nylon and bombs : DuPont and the march of modern America / Pap A. Ndiaye ; translated by Elborg Forster.

Author/creator Ndiaye, Pap
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Description289 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

Uniform titleDu nylon et des bombes. English
SeriesStudies in industry and society
Studies in industry and society. ^A139718
Contents DuPont and the rise of chemical engineering -- From ammonia to nylon : technologies and careers -- Culture and politics at DuPont before World War II -- The forgetten engineers of the bomb -- The heyday and decline of chemical enineering.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-281) and index.
LCCN 2006004143
ISBN9780801884443 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0801884446 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HD9651.9.D8 N3513 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold