Tears of the tree : the story of rubber-a modern marvel /

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This unique book tells the fascinating story of four thousand years of rubber as 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. - ;Imagine a world without rubber - neither...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Loadman, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Rubber > History.
Rubber industry and trade > History.
Caoutchouc > Histoire.
Caoutchouc > Industrie > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades.
Rubber.
Rubber industry and trade.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Mesoamericans and the 'all-American ball game'
  • Europe goes west
  • What's in a name?
  • The battles of the giants-Charles Goodyear
  • The battles of the giants-Thomas Hancock
  • Rubber goes east
  • The King and the Congo
  • Slaves to rubber
  • Competition!
  • The heavy mob
  • Chemicals and curatives
  • Padding or performance enhancer?
  • The rot sets in
  • Death and destruction
  • Timeline.

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