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Yep. Haber-Bosch unleashed synthetic nitrogen used essentially in all of agriculture (worldwide). Certainly made it possible to feed the hug surge of people.
by kickout 6y ago
Yep. Haber-Bosch unleashed synthetic nitrogen used essentially in all of agriculture (worldwide). Certainly made it possible to feed the hug surge of people.
- sandworm101 6y ago>> Certainly made it possible to feed the hug surge of people. Or... Haber-Bosch made it possible to have that huge surge in people?
- jackfoxy 6y agoThe world was already facing a fertilizer shortage which would have resulted in famine. That was the impetus for developing Haber-Bosh. The fact that petroleum is plentiful and cheap resulted (eventually, and in conjunction with other factors) cheap, plentiful, reliable food production no one at the time dreamed of.