TY - BOOK AU - Browne,John TI - Seven elements that changed the world: an adventure of ingenuity and discovery SN - 9781605985404 AV - QD466 .B74 2014 U1 - 546 PY - 2014/// CY - New York, NY PB - Pegasus Books KW - Chemical elements KW - Popular works KW - Technology KW - Social aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-266) and index; The essence of everything -- Iron -- Carbon -- Gold -- Silver -- Uranium -- Titanium -- Silicon -- Power, progress and destruction N2 - Combining true stories from the worlds of history, science, and politics, describes how the use of seven elements--iron, carbon, gold, silver, uranium, titanium, and silicon--has changed the world for both the better and worse ER -