We called it mag-nificent :: Dow Chemical and magnesium, 1916-1998 /
During World War I, in 1916, Herbert Dow, founder of The Dow Chemical Company, received news of "star shells," weapons that glowed eerily as they descended over the trenches of the enemy, making them easier to attack. The critical component in these flares was magnesium, a metal that was s...
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| Zusammenfassung: | During World War I, in 1916, Herbert Dow, founder of The Dow Chemical Company, received news of "star shells," weapons that glowed eerily as they descended over the trenches of the enemy, making them easier to attack. The critical component in these flares was magnesium, a metal that was suddenly in great demand. Dow, along with a half-dozen other U.S. firms, swiftly began manufacturing magnesium - but by 1927, Dow was the only U.S. company still in the business. Dow's key innovation was a method of extracting the metal from seawater, an engineering accomplishment finally achieved at Freeport, Texas, only eleven months prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. Dow was the principal supplier of magnesium for U.S. and British planes during World War II, a distinction that ironically yielded an indictment from the U.S. government on monopoly charges. The company eventually became the world's largest manufacturer of magnesium until 1990, when the Chinese entered the market and offered the metal at rock-bottom prices. Dow quietly ended its production of magnesium in 1998. This book takes an engaging look at Dow's eighty-three-year romance with this remarkable metal. -- Publisher's website. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1609173635 9781609173630 9781628961300 1628961309 |
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| spelling | Brandt, E. N. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91038678 We called it mag-nificent : Dow Chemical and magnesium, 1916-1998 / E. N. Brandt. East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2013] 1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and index. Star shells -- Dowmetal pistons and the Indy 500 -- Willard and the gondolas -- Dow goes down to the sea -- How to make magnesium out of seawater -- Two-faced government -- The Hanawalt era -- The hazards of coastal Texas -- Hot stuff -- Mag mountain -- The nineteen seventies -- Havoc in the market place -- A non-event. During World War I, in 1916, Herbert Dow, founder of The Dow Chemical Company, received news of "star shells," weapons that glowed eerily as they descended over the trenches of the enemy, making them easier to attack. The critical component in these flares was magnesium, a metal that was suddenly in great demand. Dow, along with a half-dozen other U.S. firms, swiftly began manufacturing magnesium - but by 1927, Dow was the only U.S. company still in the business. Dow's key innovation was a method of extracting the metal from seawater, an engineering accomplishment finally achieved at Freeport, Texas, only eleven months prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. Dow was the principal supplier of magnesium for U.S. and British planes during World War II, a distinction that ironically yielded an indictment from the U.S. government on monopoly charges. The company eventually became the world's largest manufacturer of magnesium until 1990, when the Chinese entered the market and offered the metal at rock-bottom prices. Dow quietly ended its production of magnesium in 1998. This book takes an engaging look at Dow's eighty-three-year romance with this remarkable metal. -- Publisher's website. Print version record. Dow Chemical Company History. Dow Chemical Company fast Magnesium industry and trade United States. Magnésium Industrie États-Unis. SCIENCE General. bisacsh Magnesium industry and trade fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq History fast has work: We called it mag-nificent (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFDRK3Bv89CqMpWrXBfgJC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Brandt, E.N. We called it mag-nificent. East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2013 9781611860757 (DLC) 2012028148 (OCoLC)806521399 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBU FWS_PDA_EBU https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1040541 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Brandt, E. N. We called it mag-nificent : Dow Chemical and magnesium, 1916-1998 / Star shells -- Dowmetal pistons and the Indy 500 -- Willard and the gondolas -- Dow goes down to the sea -- How to make magnesium out of seawater -- Two-faced government -- The Hanawalt era -- The hazards of coastal Texas -- Hot stuff -- Mag mountain -- The nineteen seventies -- Havoc in the market place -- A non-event. Dow Chemical Company History. Dow Chemical Company fast Magnesium industry and trade United States. Magnésium Industrie États-Unis. SCIENCE General. bisacsh Magnesium industry and trade fast |
| title | We called it mag-nificent : Dow Chemical and magnesium, 1916-1998 / |
| title_auth | We called it mag-nificent : Dow Chemical and magnesium, 1916-1998 / |
| title_exact_search | We called it mag-nificent : Dow Chemical and magnesium, 1916-1998 / |
| title_full | We called it mag-nificent : Dow Chemical and magnesium, 1916-1998 / E. N. Brandt. |
| title_fullStr | We called it mag-nificent : Dow Chemical and magnesium, 1916-1998 / E. N. Brandt. |
| title_full_unstemmed | We called it mag-nificent : Dow Chemical and magnesium, 1916-1998 / E. N. Brandt. |
| title_short | We called it mag-nificent : |
| title_sort | we called it mag nificent dow chemical and magnesium 1916 1998 |
| title_sub | Dow Chemical and magnesium, 1916-1998 / |
| topic | Dow Chemical Company History. Dow Chemical Company fast Magnesium industry and trade United States. Magnésium Industrie États-Unis. SCIENCE General. bisacsh Magnesium industry and trade fast |
| topic_facet | Dow Chemical Company History. Dow Chemical Company Magnesium industry and trade United States. Magnésium Industrie États-Unis. SCIENCE General. Magnesium industry and trade United States History |
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