Nylon and bombs : DuPont and the march of modern America / Pap A. Ndiaye ; translated by Elborg Forster.
| Author/creator |
Ndiaye, Pap |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. |
| Description | 289 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
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| Uniform title | Du nylon et des bombes. English |
| Series | Studies 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-281) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006004143 |
| ISBN | 9780801884443 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801884446 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HD9651.9.D8 N3513 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |