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What do gold crowns, iron skyscrapers, lithium batteries, silver medicine, copper wiring, and uranium reactors have in common? Together, they tell the story of civilization itself.

Earth's Elements: The Hidden Stories of Metals, Minerals and Civilization is a fascinating journey through the discoveries, rivalries, accidents, and scientific breakthroughs that transformed simple elements into the foundations of human progress. From ancient goldsmiths and Bronze Age metalworkers to modern engineers building electric vehicles and space technologies, this book reveals how metals and minerals shaped empires, economies, wars, industries, and everyday life.

Blending science, history, geology, chemistry, technology, and human drama, the book explores the remarkable stories behind aluminum, copper, iron, silver, gold, vanadium, uranium, lithium, titanium, and many other essential elements. Readers encounter forgotten inventors, alchemists, industrial revolutions, global mining empires, and the extraordinary discoveries that changed the course of history.

Rich with historical anecdotes, scientific curiosities, and real human stories, this expanded edition transforms the periodic table into a living narrative of ambition, innovation, conflict, and discovery.

Perfect for readers of popular science, history, engineering, and technology, this book reveals the hidden materials that built the modern world - and continue to shape its future.

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• Plný název: Earth's Elements
• Podnázev: The Hidden Stories of Metals, Minerals and Civilization
• Autor: Eichi Kobayashi
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 128
• EAN: 9783690825238
• ISBN: 3690825237
• ID: 52552395
• Nakladatelství: Prodinnova
• Hmotnost: 183 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 8 mm
• Datum vydání: 27. May 2026

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