In his article, Ammonia and urea: A growing market for stainless steels, James Chater writes that when deciding which scientific invention has had the most impact on world history, most would nominate electricity, nuclear fission, the computer or the internal combustion engine, however, few would suggest the Haber-Bosch process.
This technology is arguably the most decisive ever. This way of making ammonia, the precursor of nitrogen fertilizers, allows larger quantities of nitrogen to become available as a plant nutrient.
It triggered an agriculture revolution, boosting crop yields and allowing production of enough food to sustain the seven billion human beings who live on this planet.
It triggered an agriculture revolution, boosting crop yields and allowing production of enough food to sustain the seven billion human beings who live on this planet.
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