Title:
Rust : the longest war / Jonathan Waldman.
ISBN:
9781451691597
9781451691603
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
©2015
Physical Description:
xii, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction : the pervasive menace -- A high-maintenance lady -- Spoiled iron -- Knives that won't cut -- Coating the can -- Indiana Jane -- The ambassador -- Where the streets are paved with zinc -- Ten thousand mustachioed men -- Pigging the pipe -- Between snake oil and Rolexes -- The future -- Epilogue.
Summary:
An environmental journalist traces the historical war against rust, revealing how rust-related damage costs more than all other natural disasters combined and how it is combated by industrial workers, the government, universities, and everyday people.
OCLC Number:
ocn883147999
Availability:
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