Nylon and Bombs - Dupont and the March of Modern America

Informationen zum Autor Elborg Forster's translations for Johns Hopkins include Medieval Marriage by Georges Duby and Illness and Self in Society by Claudine Herzlich and Janine Pierret. Klappentext What do nylon stockings and atomic bombs have in common? DuPont. In this fascinating account of the lives and careers of DuPont's chemical engineers! Pap A. Ndiaye examines DuPont'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 DuPont's transformation into one of the corporate models of American success. Zusammenfassung 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.

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• Authors: Pap NDiaye, Pap A Ndiaye, Pap A. Ndiaye, Pap A. (CENA-EHESS and 131 Rue Manin) Ndiaye, Pap A. (Cena-Ehess and 8 Ndiaye, Pap A./ Forster Ndiaye
• Assisted by: Elborg Forster (Translation)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2007
• EAN: 9780801884443
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-8444-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Studies in Industry and Society; Studies in Industry and Society; Studies in Industry and Societ
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; USA, History: specific events & topics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General, HISTORY / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, Technology: general issues, United States of America, USA, History: specific events and topics, Chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, Chemical industries