The World In A Grain
The World In A Grain A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is made from sand. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardThe…
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The World In A Grain
A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is made from sand. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardThe gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives.After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than oil.
It's the ingredient that makes possible our cities, our science, our lives--and our future.And, incredibly, we're running out of it.The World in a Grain is the compelling true story of the hugely important and diminishing natural From Egypt's pyramids to the Hubble telescope, from the world's tallest skyscraper to the sidewalk below it, from Chartres' stained-glass windows to your iPhone, sand shelters us, empowers us, engages us, and inspires us.
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