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Another book on this is: _Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization_ by Ed Conway https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112974899-mat
by WillAdams 2y ago
Another book on this is:
_Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization_ by Ed Conway
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112974899-material-world https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112974899-material-world
>Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years. Without them, our modern world would not exist, and the battle to control them will determine our future
- lazide 2y agoLithium seems like a weird one to add to that list. It definitely hasn’t been important for thousands of years. Potassium or Nitrates are a more likely addition.
- WillAdams 2y agoExcellent point. I suspect it's more a nod to its recent importance --- bought the book for my ebook reader when it was on sale, but it hasn't gotten to the top of the to be read stack yet --- should probably accelerate that.