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USAID Book Club: The Alchemy of Air

October 5, 2012 -- Blog Administrator

This book reminds us of the serendipity of scientific inquiry. It’s about the invention of fixed nitrogen fertilizer, a single invention that dramatically improved food production and helped support the massive population growth that took place over the last 70 years.

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