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THE OLD CONTINENT'S TRADE Book 4

By Sylvie Aubertin · 4 parts · 15 h 14 min · English

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Stockholm, Baku, Ludwigshafen and Paris, 1833 to 1940. Four European fortunes are built out of chemistry, and each of them turns on the same problem: an unstable substance that is worth enormous sums if it can be made to behave. Alfred Nobel tames nitroglycerin and leaves his money to a prize. His brothers Ludvig and Robert build Russia's oil industry on the Caspian. Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch pull nitrogen out of the air, which feeds the world and also gases the trenches. Ivar Kreuger corners the match, lends money to governments, and forges the collateral. This is an account of what European chemistry made, what it could not control, and who paid for the difference. Covers Alfred Nobel, Ludvig Nobel, Robert Nobel, Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, Ivar Kreuger, Branobel, and BASF.

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  1. Part 01

    3:22:27

  2. Part 02

    3:53:43

  3. Part 03

    3:57:33

  4. Part 04

    4:00:05

Books in this series

  1. THE OLD CONTINENT'S TRADE Book 1

    4 parts · 15 h 22 min

  2. THE OLD CONTINENT'S TRADE Book 2

    4 parts · 16 h 12 min

  3. THE OLD CONTINENT'S TRADE Book 3

    4 parts · 19 h 0 min

  4. THE OLD CONTINENT'S TRADE Book 4

    4 parts · 15 h 14 min

  5. THE OLD CONTINENT'S TRADE Book 5

    4 parts · 15 h 9 min

  6. THE OLD CONTINENT'S TRADE Book 6

    4 parts · 14 h 20 min