Detonator of the population explosion
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The synthesis of inorganic nitrogen fertilizers was made possible by the invention and ingenuity of Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch. Commercial production of ammonia started in September 1913, four years after Haber's first laboratory demonstration. Ammonia synthesis has improved since then and become more energy-efficient, but all the main features of the Haber-Bosch process remain.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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Horse power: the millenium of the horse began with a whimper, but went out with a bang
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Horses were adopted as a means of transport just before the end of the 900s and were not completely replaced in the west until the end of the 20th century.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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Jumbo: The revolutionary machine that shrank the world
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The history of the Boeing 747 wide-bodied long-range jet is reported.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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