Name: The Diamond Makers
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Author: Robert M. Hazen

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert M. Hazen

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

1999

Language

English

Pages

260

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23x15.2x1.7 cm

Weight

0.38 kg.

ISBN

0521654742

ISBN13

9780521654746

Synopsis "The Diamond Makers "

Since time immemorial, we have treasured diamonds for their exquisite beauty and unrivaled hardness. Yet, most of the earth's diamonds lie deep underground and totally unaccessible to us--if only we knew how to fabricate them! In The Diamond Makers Robert Hazen vividly recounts the very human desire to exceed nature and create a synthetic diamond. Spanning centuries of ground-breaking science, instances of bitter rivalry, cases of outright fraud and self-delusion, Hazen blends drama and science to reveal the extraordinary technological advances and devastating failures of the diamond industry. Along the way, readers will be introduced to the brilliant, often eccentric and controversial, pioneers of high-pressure research who have harnessed crushing pressures and scorching temperatures to transform almost any carbon-rich material, from road tar to peanut butter, into the most prized of all gems. Robert M. Hazen is the author of fifteen books, including the bestseller, Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy, which he wrote with James Trefil. Dr. Hazen has won numerous awards for his research and scientific writing.

Robert M. Hazen

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Autor de más de 350 artículos y 20 libros sobre ciencias de la tierra, ciencia de los materiales, orígenes de la vida, historia y música. Miembro de la Asociación Americana para el Avance de la Ciencia, recibió el Premio de la Sociedad Mineralógica de América, el Premio Ipatief, el Premio Deems Taylor de la ASCAP y otros galardones por su investigación y escritura. Hazen es investigador en la Institución Carnegie para la Ciencia y profesor Robinson de Ciencias de la Tierra en la Universidad George Mason. Entre sus libros más recientes se incluyen Génesis: La Búsqueda Científica de los Orígenes de la Vida y Las Ciencias: Un Enfoque Integrado (con James Trefil).

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