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Tears of the Tree: The Story of Rubber--A Modern Marvel - Hardcover

Loadman, John

 
9780198568407: Tears of the Tree: The Story of Rubber--A Modern Marvel
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0198568401 ISBN 13: 9780198568407
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Imagine a world without rubber - neither tyres for motoring or flying, nor bouncing balls for sports, neither seals for washing machines and dishwashers, nor medical gloves - no elastics.

This unique book tells the fascinating story of four thousand years of rubber - from its significance in Mayan religious rituals and culture to its pivotal role in today's world. It is seen through the lives of the adventurers and scientists who promoted it, lusted after it and eventually tamed it into the ubiquitous, yet crucial material of our lives today. It also examines the lives of those who caused the deaths of millions of natives in Africa and South America whilst seeking to satisfy the developing world's demand for this wonderful new material as well as their nemeses.

Written in a biographical format, the book examines why rubber ages and deteriorates and how the ravages of time may be ameliorated. It deals with our current concern for the environment and various options for 'waste disposal'. For the majority of people, rubber is mostly an unknown history and even for those who think they know 'the truth' about rubber, this book may offer many surprises.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

John Loadman began his working career as an analytical chemist with the Natural Rubber Producers' Research Association (now Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre or TARRC, Hertford, UK) in 1967, having obtained a Master's degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of Durham. He continued in that area of work through to retirement in 1999, having reached the position of Head of the Materials Characterization Group.



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Verlag
Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0198568401
ISBN 13 
9780198568407
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
368
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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