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Published: April 16th 2012
Valuable metals aren't the only thing to come out of northern Chile's barren ground. For a few short decades between the 1870s and the 1920s, this part of the world played a crucial role in world development as well as Chile's economic fortunes.
The reason? Plants need nitrogen to grow - but they can't extract it from air which is, in fact, full of it. Cultivating crops successful...
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Michelle Duer
Hilarious photo of the imported Scandinavian fertilizer--ironic, indeed. One of my favorite books is "Alchemy of Air" detailing what happened in this part of Chile and around the world prior to, during, and after Haber and Bosch's world-altering chemistry, so it's great to read a blogger's present-day, surreal experience walking through an abandoned city. Thanks again and looking forward to future blogs. :)