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Nylon and Bombs

Name: Nylon and Bombs
Brand: Johns Hopkins University Press
SKU: 9780801884443
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Dupont and the March of Modern America

Szerző: Pap A. Ndiaye

Nyelv:

Kötés: Kemény kötésű

Kiadó: Johns Hopkins University Press

Elérhetőség: Beszállítói készleten alacsony példányszámban

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What do nylon stockings and atomic bombs have in common? DuPont. The chemical firm of DuPont de Nemo...

Információk a könyvről

Szerző

Pap A. Ndiaye

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Kemény kötésű

Kiadva

2007

oldal

304

EAN

9780801884443

Enbook ID

04709744

Kiadó

Johns Hopkins University Press

Súly

567

Méretek

152 x 229 x 26

Teljes leírás

What do nylon stockings and atomic bombs have in common? DuPont. The chemical firm of DuPont de Nemours pioneered the development of both nylon and plutonium, playing an important role in the rise of mass consumption and the emergence of the notorious "military-industrial complex." In this fascinating account of the lives and careers of Du Pont's chemical engineers, Pap A. Ndiaye deftly illustrates the contribution of industry to the genesis of a dominant post-World War II "American model" connecting prosperity with security. The consumer and military dimensions of twentieth-century American history are often studied separately. Ndiaye reunites them by examining Du Pont's development of nylon, which symbolized a new way of life, and plutonium, which was synonymous with annihilation. Reflecting on the experiences and contributions of the company's engineers and physicists, Ndiaye traces Du Pont's transformation into one of the corporate models of American success.