Books - Review

	Material World	A survey of six of the planet's key physical resources, sand, salt, iron, oil, copper, and lithium. The history of their discovery, exploitation and extraction considering their vital contribution to modern life and the ecological and environmental downsides of their extraction and refinement. Categories: geology, politics
	by Ed Conway
	Score: 8.5
	Published: 2023
	Read: August 14th 2024

Comments

John said

Great - really well written, fascinating technological history and plenty of balance of environmental impact vs consumerism/development.

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