Nylon and bombs : DuPont and the march of modern America / Pap A. Ndiaye ; translated by Elborg Forster.

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Ndiaye, Pap [author.]

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Language: English Original language: French Series: Studies in industry and societyPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007Description: 1 online resource (308 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

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computer

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online resource

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9780801884443 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801884446 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781421403342 (e-book)

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Du nylon et des bombes. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nylon and bombs : DuPont and the march of modern America.DDC classification:

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HD9651.9.D8 N3513 2007eb

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DuPont and the rise of chemical engineering -- From ammonia to nylon : technologies and careers -- Culture and politics at DuPont before World War II -- The forgetten engineers of the bomb -- The heyday and decline of chemical enineering.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-281) and index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.