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Nylon and bombs : DuPont and the march of modern America / Pap A. Ndiaye ; translated by Elborg Forster.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ndiaye, Pap, author.
- Series:
- Studies in industry and society.
- Studies in industry and society
- Standardized Title:
- Du nylon et des bombes. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company--History.
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company.
- Chemical industry--United States--History.
- Chemical industry.
- Research, Industrial--United States--History.
- Research, Industrial.
- Military-industrial complex--United States--History.
- Military-industrial complex.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (308 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- DuPont and the rise of chemical engineering
- From ammonia to nylon : technologies and careers
- Culture and politics at DuPont before World War II
- The forgotten engineers of the bomb
- The heyday and decline of chemical engineering.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-281) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-0334-X
- OCLC:
- 608111346
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