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Carte Nylon and Bombs Pap A. Ndiaye

Nylon and Bombs

Dupont and the March of Modern America

Autor: Pap A. Ndiaye
Limbă: engleză
Legare: Copertă tare
Editura: Johns Hopkins University Press
Disponibilitate: În depozitul extern în cantități mici
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What do nylon stockings and atomic bombs have in common? DuPont. The chemical firm of DuPont de Nemo...

Informații despre carte

Autor
Pap A. Ndiaye
Limbă
engleză
Legare
Carte - Copertă tare
Publicat
2007
Pagini
304
EAN
9780801884443
Enbook ID
04709744
Editura
Johns Hopkins University Press
Greutate
567
Dimensiuni
152 x 229 x 26

Descriere completă

What do nylon stockings and atomic bombs have in common? DuPont. The chemical firm of DuPont de Nemours pioneered the development of both nylon and plutonium, playing an important role in the rise of mass consumption and the emergence of the notorious "military-industrial complex." In this fascinating account of the lives and careers of Du Pont's chemical engineers, Pap A. Ndiaye deftly illustrates the contribution of industry to the genesis of a dominant post-World War II "American model" connecting prosperity with security. The consumer and military dimensions of twentieth-century American history are often studied separately. Ndiaye reunites them by examining Du Pont's development of nylon, which symbolized a new way of life, and plutonium, which was synonymous with annihilation. Reflecting on the experiences and contributions of the company's engineers and physicists, Ndiaye traces Du Pont's transformation into one of the corporate models of American success.

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