Enriching The Earth

In Enriching the Earth, Smil begins with a discussion of nitrogen's unique status in the biosphere, its role in crop production and traditional means of supplyi... » 

In Enriching the Earth, Smil begins with a discussion of nitrogen's unique status in the biosphere, its role in crop production and traditional means of supplying the nutrient.The core of the book is the discovery of ammonia synthesis in 1908 and its commercialization by Carl Bosch and the chemical company BASF. «