| Description |
xvii, 465 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm |
| ISBN |
9781107033122 hardback : alkaline paper |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
"The final English version of the manuscript then served as the basis for the German publication of this book." --Page x. |
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Published in German as: Aus der Luft gewonnen : Die Entwicklung der globalen Gaseindustrie 1880 bis 2010. Munich : Piper Verlag, 2014. |
| Summary |
"The industrial gases industry originated in 1886, when a London-based company began producing high-purity oxygen. Initially, purified oxygen was a solution in search of a problem, but demand for it soared early in the twentieth century with the emergence of welding technology. By then, dramatic technological improvements in air separation and purification had emerged, as had most key firms dominating the industry today. Building on air in the decades that followed, the firms expanded their product range and geographical reach to create applications that were essential to every manufacturing process in the modern world, from semiconductor production to oil refining, waste water treatment, and steel-making. This is the first scholarly history of this vital but invisible industry from its origins to the present. Based on unparalleled access to company and public archives, the book explores business and technological development, industrial evolution, and the industry's local roots and international and global reach." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Library Class |
Economics L980.G37
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| Subject |
Gases industry -- History.
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Liquid oxygen.
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| Other Author |
Banken, Ralf, author.
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