372 Pages
by
Routledge
372 Pages
by
Routledge
372 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1963, Nickel presents a readable account of Nickel’s development from early times to the present day. Weapons and implements containing a small proportion of nickel have been found on the 3500-year-old sites of Ur and Kish in Sumeria; while in 1962 the first United States manned space capsule to orbit the earth made use of nickel alloys to withstand the effects of exposure to... Read more
Foreword Author’s Preface 1. In the Heart of the Earth 2. Civilization Dawns 3. ‘The thing that fell from the Sky’ 4. ‘I have called it Nickel’ 5. ‘On Absolutely Pure Nickel’ 6. ‘It looks exactly like Silver’ 7. ‘Nickel is very much sought after’ 8. ‘Men not easily Baffled’ 9. Here was a Material Second to None 10. Nickel Plate denotes Quality 11. Foundations of an Industry 12. An Unparalleled Demand 13. The Bottom falls out of the Nickel Market 14. The Metallurgist comes into his own 15. A Time for Expansion 16. New Growth of the Nickel Industry 17. Nickel in Coinage 18. The Continuing Search 19. Mach I And Beyond Notes and Bibliography Appendices Index
Biography
F.B. Howard - White
