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Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

Six raw materials and the industrial systems built around them.

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  • Supply chains
  • Industrial technology

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Ed Conway follows six raw materials through the industrial systems that depend on sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium.

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Ed Conway (2023). Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization [Book]. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125937631-material-world

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@misc{material_world,
  author = {Ed Conway},
  title = {{Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization}},
  howpublished = {Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group},
  url = {https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125937631-material-world},
  year = {2023},
  isbn = {9780593534342}
}
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